# 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 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
* 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