Thomas Pringle Award

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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

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
- Michiel Heyns – Reviews
- Leon de Kock – Literary Article
- Stephen Watson – Short Story
2009
- Denise Newfield and Robert Maungedzo – Educational Article
- Mxolisi Nyezwa – Poetry
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
- Michiel Heyns – Reviews
- David Schalkwyk – Literary article
- Ken Barris – Short story
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
- Zakes Mda – Reviews
- Kelwyn Sole – Literary Article
- Lerothodi La Pula – Short Story
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
- Stephen Gray – Reviews
- Michiel Heyns – Literary articles
- Ivan Vladislavic – Short Stories and one-act plays
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
- Stephen Gray – Reviews
- Binkie Marwick – English in education
- Douglas Livingstone – Poetry
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
- Gus Silber – Reviews
- Jan Gorek & Njabulo Ndebele – Literary articles
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
- Arthur Maimane – Creative writing (short story)
- No award – short stories
1978
- Colin Gardner – Literary articles
- Lynne Bryer – Book reviews
- Bruce Hewitt – Creative writing (Poetry)
1977
- Brian Cheadle – Literary articles
- Peter Reynolds – Play review
- Lionel Abrahams & Sipho Sepamla – Creative writing (Poems)
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
- Peter Strauss – Literary article
- Alan Paton – Book review
- Christopher Hope – Creative Writing (Poetry)
1972
- Jeff Opland – Literary article
- Peter Hawthorne – Book review
- Robert Dederick – Creative writing (Poetry)
1971
- Peter Strauss- Literary article^[4]
- Fleur de Villiers – Play review^[4]
1970
- Owen Williams – Play review^[4]
1969
- Nadine Gordimer – Creative writing (short story)^[4]
1968
- J A Berthoud – Literary article^[4]
1967
- Allister Sparks – Newspaper article^[4]
1964
- Mary Morison Webster – Book Review^[4]
1963
- Ramsay Milne – Editorial or newspaper article^[4]

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Notes

1 2 "Awards and Prizes – English Academy of Southern Africa". 12 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
↑ "Peter Dunseith and Lauren van Vuuren Receive 2013 English Academy Olive Schreiner and Thomas Pringle Awards".
↑ "Modules.PHP". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa. Vol. 6. Internet Archive. Cape Town: Nasou. 1970. p. 659. ISBN 978-0-625-00320-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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[AcademyAwards-1] 1 2 "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.

[stan01-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa. Vol. 6. Internet Archive. Cape Town: Nasou. 1970. p. 659. ISBN 978-0-625-00320-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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