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
 * 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