Third annual HSBC/SA Pen Literary Award encourages African writing

Young writers from South Africa and all other SADC countries are once again invited to submit original unpublished short stories for the third volume of the annual HSBC/SA Pen Literary Award by 31 July 2006. Three prizes will be awarded by HSCB Bank - US$5000, US$3000 and US$2000 - with Nobel Laureate JM Coetzee as judge. The best entries selected by the editorial board will be published in a book next year, New Writing from Southern Africa - 2007. Detailed rules and conditions for submission are available at www.newafricabooks.co.za. The competition is run by SA Pen in partnership with HSBC Bank and New Africa Books.