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

• 2013 Lauren van Vuuren - Short story
• 2012
  • Mary Corrigall - Reviews
  • Aslam Fataar and Charles van Renen - Educational article
  • Kelwyn Sole - Poetry
• 2011
• 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
  • 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
  • J 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
• 1965
  • Allister Sparks - Newspaper article
• 1964
  • Mary Morison Webster - Book Review
• 1962
  • Ramsay Milne - Editorial or newspaper article

See also

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