Thomas Pringle Award Explained

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
  • 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
  • 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

Notes

1. Web site: Awards and Prizes – English Academy of Southern Africa . 12 May 2020 . 2020-07-16 . en-ZA.
2. Web site: Peter Dunseith and Lauren van Vuuren Receive 2013 English Academy Olive Schreiner and Thomas Pringle Awards.
3. Web site: Modules.PHP . 2009-05-08 . 2011-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707170100/http://artsare.com/booknew/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=130 . dead .