Mzansi Poetry Academy

04/03/2019

The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is pleased to announce that submissions for the ninth annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology will
be open from 5 to 31 March 2019. This award and anthology are made possible through ongoing support and partnership with the European Union.

Up to three poems in any of South Africa’s official languages can be submitted via
the online entry form that will be put up on the Jacana website on 5 March 2019.
Entrants are encouraged to submit poems written in their mother tongue. Entries will close at 5 pm on Sunday, 31 March.

Click on link for more information.

The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is pleased to announce that submissions for the ninth annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology will be open from 5 to 31 March 2019. This award and anthology are made possible through ongoing support and partnership with the European Union. Up...

14/11/2018

Slam Poetry

08/11/2018

On depression and anxiety...

The Market Theatre Laboratory
Word N Sound Poetry and Live Music Series

Keneilwe performs "35 Percent" at the Word N Sound Poetry League, Season 8 Episode 6. July 2018 Market Theatre Lab, Newtown Johannesburg More info: Follow ...

08/11/2018

"CFWriterz, a Nigeria-based literary magazine and e-book publisher, is calling for submissions for its biannual N100,000 literary award. The award -- which recognizes the best submission in any genre: fiction, poetry or non-fiction -- is sponsored by SOBCA Academy.

The theme for this edition is 'Wings to Fly", and the deadline for Submissions is 20 November 2018" - Brittle Paper

For more info, visit:

https://cfwriterz.com/freedom-magazine-december-prize/

CFWriterz, a Nigeria-based literary magazine and e-book publisher, is calling for submissions for its biannual N100,000 literary award. The award---which recognizes the best submission in any genre: fiction, poetry or nonfiction---is sponsored by SOBCA Academy, a leading provider of training in ange

23/10/2018

Entries for the 2019 Brunel International African Poetry Prize open soon. Read Brittle Paper's article for more info or visit www.africanpoetryprize.org

Submissions for the 2019 Brunel International African Poetry Prize will begin on 30 October and end on 12 December 2018. Previous winners include Somalia’s Warsan Shire in 2013, Ethiopia’s Liyou Libsekal in 2014, Sudan’s Safia Elhillo and Uganda’s Nick Makoha in 2015, Nigeria’s Gbenga Ades...

19/09/2018

Shot by Thabiso Ntanda

13/09/2018

12/09/2018

"Johannesburg let my people glow...
We are born of miners and railway workers, who built the city on their backs
Bless their souls, they dug deep so we could stay on track
Bless their souls they dug deep so we could stay on track
Bless their souls they dug deep
so we could go for gold.." - Lebohang Nova Masango

For more, see: 'The Dose of Cool That Saved Johannesburg' http://thebea.st/1KazEBX

12/09/2018