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HSBC/SA PEN LITERARY AWARD

The first in the series,

NEW WRITING FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA - 2005

will be launched in June this year and prizes will then be awarded. Over 370 entries were received and were judged by readers and an editorial board. A shortlist was drawn up and prize-winners were selected from this list by J M Coetzee.

For the second volume, young writers from South Africa and all other SADC countries are again invited to submit original, previously unpublished

short stories

The best entries will be selected by the editorial board for a book to be published next year,

NEW WRITING FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA - 2006

Prize-winners will be selected by

Nobel Laureate J M Coetzee

Three prizes will be awarded by HSCB Bank plc: US$5 000, US$3 000 and US$2 000

Rules for submission of entries:

• Entrants must not be older than 40 on closing date.
• Entrants must be citizens of South Africa or SADC countries.
• Stories, on any subject, must be in English; length should be 2 500 to 5 000 words.
• Entries must be previously unpublished.
• Entries must be typed, in double spacing, on one side of A4 paper. Three copies must be submitted.
• No name or address should appear on the typescript, but each page must carry the title of the story. The identity of authors will not be revealed to judges.
• A covering letter with the name, address and photocopy of the ID of the entrant must be included. Submission of entries implies adherence to all rules and conditions of this award, including that of copyright - see the New Africa Books website.
• Closing date: 31st July 2005.
• Send your entry to:

  NEW WRITING FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA
  New Africa Books
  PO Box 46962
  Glosderry
  7702
  Cape Town
  South Africa.

Detailed rules and conditions for submission are available at www.newafricabooks.co.za or e-mail SA PEN at rudebs@icon.co.za.
SADC COUNTRIES: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Rules of entry for the Second HSBC/SA PEN Literary Award and New Writing from Southern Africa - 2006

1. Entries, of short stories only, for the above award will be restricted to writers born in 1965 or later. Any citizen of South Africa or of the Southern African Development Community (SADC*) countries is eligible to enter. Prizes of US$5 000, $3 000 and $2 000 will be awarded for the three best short stories (winner, first runner-up and second runner-up) selected by the editorial board.

2. All stories must be unpublished, original works in English, of not less than 2 500 words and not more than 5 000 words. Previously published work, either in print or on the internet, will not be eligible for inclusion in NEW WRITING FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA - 2006.

3. Entries should be typed in double spacing on one side only of A4 paper. Pages should be numbered and fastened securely together. No name, address or other identifying mark should appear on the typescript other than the title of the story on each page. The final page should be indicated as such, and the number of words in the story given. Three copies should be submitted. E-mail entries are not acceptable.

4. A covering letter with the name, address and contact details of the entrant must be included. A photocopy of ID, or other proof of citizenship of one of the SADC countries, must be attached.

5. Submissions will not be returned, so entrants are advised to keep a copy. An entry implies acceptance of all the rules and conditions of the project. Failure to comply will result in disqualification.

6. An editorial board will be appointed jointly by HSBC, SA PEN and NEW AFRICA BOOKS. This board will select the entries to be included in the book. JM Coetzee will choose prize-winners for the HSBC/SA PEN Literary Award. The board's decision will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into. All entries will be judged without author identification. SA PEN and NEW AFRICA BOOKS will ensure that the name of the author does not appear on material submitted to readers or the editorial board. Identity will be recorded by means of a confidential coding system.

7. In all cases, the copyright shall remain with the author, but SA PEN shall reserve the right to allow stories from the book to be published in the P.E.N. INTERNATIONAL or P.E.N. NEWS or in anthology form. HSBC, SA PEN and NEW AFRICA BOOKS also reserve the right not to publish or award should the general standard of submission be unacceptable to them. Royalties on the sale of the volumes of NEW WRITING FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA - 2006 will not accrue to individual writers.

8. Mail or courier submissions should be sent to:

   NEW WRITING FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA
   NEW AFRICA BOOKS
   P O Box 46962
   GLOSDERRY
   7702
   Cape Town

   Hand deliveries to:

   NEW WRITING FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA
   NEW AFRICA BOOKS
   Garfield Road
   CLAREMONT
   Cape Town

   The closing date for submissions will be 31st July, 2005. Entries post-marked or delivered after that date will be rejected.

9. NEW AFRICA BOOKS cannot undertake to make corrections or amendments to any typescript submitted. Nor, while they will take great care of typescripts, can they be responsible for any that are damaged or lost while in the post.

10. NEW WRITING FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA - 2006 will be launched officially in 2006 at a time and place to be publicised. At this function the literary prizes of US$5 000, $3 000 and $2 000, exclusively the right and reserve of HSBC, will be awarded. HSBC and SA PEN will also have the right to be directly involved in the process of distribution, marketing and promotion through all media. The book will be marketed in this country and abroad, and will also be publicised by International PEN, which has 132 centres throughout the world.

* SADC COUNTRIES: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.



LitNet: 21 April 2005

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