Call: THE ENGLISH ACADEMY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 2022 Thomas Pringle Award for Best Short Story in Periodicals

 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR

THE ENGLISH ACADEMY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 2022 Thomas Pringle Award for

Best Short Story in Periodicals

 

The English Academy of South Africa is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2022 Thomas Pringle Award (short stories published in 2020-21). Please consult the rules below and be sure to submit entries by 15 Sept 2022.

 Rules, information, and guidelines

• The award is called the English Academy of Southern Africa Thomas Pringle Award for Best Short Story.

• Eligibility:

• Only stories published in Southern African periodicals/journals/magazines in 2020-2021 are eligible for submission. 
• Only work written in English will be considered.
• Stories may not exceed 10 000 words.
• No writer may be awarded the prize more than twice.

 Deadline: 15 September 2022.

• Submission:
• Only a digital or scanned copy of the story – as published – will be considered. No ‘proof’ or ‘draft’ Word/PDF versions will be accepted.
• Specify the following: name of author, title of work, title of periodical, issue number, and page range.
• Please email submissions to:

Karin Basel

Administrative Officer

THE ENGLISH ACADEMY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

e-mail: englishacademy@societies.wits.ac.za