Thomas Pringle Award

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.

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 – 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
• 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
• 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
• Fleur de Villiers – Play review
• 1970
• Owen Williams – Play review
• 1969
• Nadine Gordimer – Creative writing (short story)
• 1968
• J A Berthoud – Literary article
• 1967
• Allister Sparks – Newspaper article
• 1964
• Mary Morison Webster – Book Review
• 1963
• Ramsay Milne – Editorial or newspaper article

See also

• Olive Schreiner Prize
• Percy FitzPatrick Award
• Sol Plaatje Prize for Translation

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