The Thomas Pringle Award is an annual award for work published in newspapers, periodicals and journals. They are awarded on a rotation basis for: a book, play, film or TV review; a literary article or substantial book review; an article on English education; a short story or one-act play; one or more poems. It is named in honour of Thomas Pringle and administered by the English Academy of South Africa.[1]

Award winners edit

  • 2020
    • Tevya Turok Shapiro – Reviews
    • Bhekisiwe Petersen – Literary Article
  • 2019
    • Reviews – No award
    • Educational article – No award
    • Sue de Groot – Poetry in a journal
  • 2018
    • Tymon Smith – Reviews
    • Rosemary Gray & Jacomein Van Niekerk – Literary article
    • Short story/play – No award
  • 2017
    • Karina Magdalena Szczurek – Reviews
    • Marshall Maposa – Educational article
    • Peter Anderson – Poetry in a journal
  • 2016
    • Geoffrey Haresnape – Reviews
    • Michael Titlestad – Academic article
    • Nick Mulgrew – Short story/short play
  • 2015
    • John Bojé – Reviews
    • Suriamurthee – Educational Article
    • Maistry Rethabile Masilo – Poetry in Journals
  • 2014
    • Reviews – No award
    • Gareth Cornwell – Literary Article
    • Anthony Akeman – Short Story/One-Act play
  • 2013
    • Reviews – No award
    • Elizabeth Pretorius – Educational Article
    • Beverly Rycroft – Poetry in Journals
  • 2012
    • Mary Corrigall – Reviews
    • Lara Buxbaum – Literary Article
    • Lauren van Vuuren – Short story[2]
  • 2011
    • Mary Corrigall – Reviews
    • Aslam Fataar and Charles van Renen – Educational article
    • Kelwyn Sole – Poetry
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
    • Mary Corrigall – Reviews
    • Jamie McGregor – Literary Article
    • David Medalie – Short story[3]
  • 2007
    • Chris Thurman – Reviews
    • Ambrose Chimbganda – Educational article
    • Chris Mann – Poetry
  • 2006
  • 2005
    • Barry Ronge – Reviews
    • Bernat Kruger – Poetry
    • Carolyn McKinney – Educational Article
  • 2004
    • Khadija Magardie – Reviews
    • Ananda Cersh – Short Story
    • Isabel Hofmeyr – Literary Article
  • 2003
    • Keith Clark & Sandra McKay – Literary Article
    • Jane Rosenthal – Short Story
    • Rustum Kozain – Poetry
  • 2002
    • Robert Kirby & Felicity Wood – Educational Article
    • Amanda Gersh – Review
    • Dan Wylie – Short Story
  • 2001
    • Shaun de Waal – Reviews
    • Nicole Geslin & Roderick Wade – Educational Article
    • Shabbir Banoobhai – Poetry
  • 2000
    • Eve Bertelsen – Reviews
    • Peter Merrington – Literary Article
    • Evan Kaplan – Short Story
  • 1999
    • Alexander Sudheim – Reviews
    • Christine Mary Boughey – Educational article
    • Brian Walter – Poetry
  • 1998
  • 1997
    • Shaun de Waal – Reviews
    • Kathy Luckett – Educational articles
    • Don Maclennan – Poetry
  • 1996
    • Robert Kirby – Reviews
    • Isabel Hofmeyr – Literary articles
    • Peter Merrington – Short Story
  • 1995
    • Bafana Khumalo – Reviews
    • Christa van der Walt – Educational article
    • Leon de Kock – Poetry
  • 1994
  • 1993
    • Janice Farquharson – Reviews
    • Brenda Leibowitz – English in education
    • Tatamkulu Afrika – Poetry
  • 1992
    • Alexander Johnston – Reviews
    • David Schalkwyk – Literary articles
    • Andries Walter Oliphant – Short Story
  • 1991
    • Charlotte Bauer – Reviews
    • Gregory Cunningham – English in education
    • Tatumkulu Afrika – Poetry
  • 1990
    • No award – Reviews
    • Dorothy Driver – Literary articles
    • Patrick Cullinan – Short stories
  • 1989
  • 1988
    • No award – Reviews
    • John M Coetzee – Literary articles
    • Rose Zwi – Short stories
  • 1987
    • David Williams – Reviews
    • No award – English in education
    • Lionel Abrahams & Mark Swift – Poetry
  • 1986
  • 1985
    • Robert Greig – Reviews
    • Karen Learmont-Batley – English in education
    • Patrick Cullinan – Poetry
  • 1984
    • John van Zyl – Reviews
    • Graham Pechey – Literary articles
    • Sheila Roberts – Short stories
  • 1983
    • Cherry Clayton – Reviews
    • Elwyn Jenkins – English in education
    • Patrick Cullinan – Poetry
  • 1982
    • Peter Wilhem – Reviews
    • John Coetzee – Literary articles
    • Greg Latter – Short Stories
  • 1981
    • Andre Lemmer – Short stories, one act plays, general essays
    • Mtutuzeli Matshoba – English in education
    • Peter Strauss – Poetry
  • 1980
    • W H Bizley – Literary articles
    • Peter Michael – Film review
    • Creative writing – No award
  • 1979
    • Brian Cheadle – Literary articles
    • J A Maimane – Creative writing (short story)
    • No award – short stories
  • 1978
    • Colin Gardner – Literary articles
    • Lynne Bryer – Book reviews
    • Bruce Hewitt – Creative writing (Poetry)
  • 1977
  • 1976
    • Robert Greig – Play review
    • Anthony Delius – Creative writing (Essay)
    • No award – Literary articles
  • 1975
    • Pauline Fletcher – Literary article
    • Phyllis Lewsen – Book review
    • Tess Koller – Creative writing (Poetry)
  • 1974
    • Peter Horn – Literary articles
    • Percy Baneshik – Play review
    • No award – Creative writing
  • 1973
  • 1972
    • Jeff Opland – Literary article
    • Peter Hawthorne – Book review
    • Robert Dederick – Creative writing (Poetry)
  • 1971
    • Peter Strauss- Literary article
    • Fleur de Villiers – Play review
  • 1970
    • Owen Williams – Play review
  • 1969
  • 1968
    • J A Berthoud – Literary article
  • 1967
    • Allister Sparks – Newspaper article
  • 1964
    • Mary Morison Webster – Book Review
  • 1963
    • Ramsay Milne – Editorial or newspaper article

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See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b "Awards and Prizes – English Academy of Southern Africa". 12 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. ^ "Peter Dunseith and Lauren van Vuuren Receive 2013 English Academy Olive Schreiner and Thomas Pringle Awards".
  3. ^ "Modules.PHP". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-05-08.