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Writers invited to enter 2nd SA Wine Writers AwardThe Famous Idea Trading Company03/03/2010 14:29:52 
Entries for the 2nd Annual South African Wine Writers Award is now open. The Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourist Association (FWVTA) will be awarding the 2nd Annual South African Wine Writers Award at the Franschhoek Literary Festival in May this year. This award was initiated in 2009 as an acknowledgement to the art of wine writing in South Africa, and the R25 000 prize was won last year by Joanne Gibson, deputy editor of WINE magazine. This year, the wine writing community of South Africa is again invited to submit one wine-related article per journalist, written and published during 2009, which will be anonymously judged by a panel of local and international independent judges. The purpose for the award is to celebrate the art of wine writing, and the articles will be evaluated on both technical accuracy and literary quality. The closing date for submission is 26 March 2010. Articles should be submitted in the original language of publication; if necessary, they will be translated into English by translators from the University of Stellenbosch. The articles will be forwarded anonymously to the panel of judges in an electronic PDF format. After all three judges have agreed on a winner, he or she will be announced at the Franschhoek Literary Festival in mid-May. The judges' decision is final. Entries need to be submitted in MSWord format to info@thefamousidea.co.za by 26 March 2010. Please ensure that the following are supplied: author, publication, date of publication, article title and author contact details. About the South African Wine Writers Award Established in 2009, the South African Wine Writers Award celebrates the literary art of wine writing in South Africa. It is presented annually by the Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourism Association, in association with the Franschhoek Literary Festival. About the Franschhoek Literary Festival (FLF) In three years the FLF has gained an international reputation as a respected celebration of books and writers, with the focus on promoting South African writing and reading, and well supported by the Franschhoek community. After hosting more than 3 000 visitors and 56 authors, poets and chairpeople in 2009, the FLF organisers are getting ready for another buzzing book weekend, from 14 - 16 May 2010. In moving to new partners, the FLF acknowledges and thanks Solms-Delta Winery and the Delta Trust for three years of generous funding which helped get the Festival up and running. FLF Associates About Porcupine Ridge Porcupine Ridge wines from Boekenhoutskloof in Franschhoek are proud to be one of the associates of the Franschhoek Literary Festival. Porcupine Ridge wines were launched in 1996 and have grown to be one of the most recognized wine brands in South Africa. Being located in the Franschhoek valley, Porcupine Ridge has always taken a keen interest in the development of the town, and so it made perfect sense to support the Franschhoek Literary Festival when the opportunity arose. Boekenhoutskloof is also helping to fund a study by Christy Bragg, a PhD student at the University of Cape Town. Her four-year project on porcupines specifically investigates the effect that porcupine foraging has on different Cape ecosystems. For more information visit www.boekenhoutskloof.co.za. About the Sunday Times The Sunday Times, South Africa's biggest weekend newspaper with almost 4-million readers, is part of media group Avusa Ltd. A South African icon, the Sunday Times has been setting the news agenda for more than a century. The paper is proud of its role in promoting literacy and reading in South Africa, particularly among children and young people. The Sunday Times launched the ReadRight initiative in 1999, aimed at teachers and parents who are encouraged to involve themselves in assisting learners with the variety of activities ReadRight offers. ReadRight is a weekly feature in the Sunday Times Magazine during public school terms. In addition to this, two million free copies are distributed to both urban and rural schools around the country yearly. The Sunday Times is also the founder of the prestigious Alan Paton award for non-fiction and the more recent Sunday Times fiction prize. Visit www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes. Artslink.co.za Account: Gilly Hemphill The Famous Idea Trading Company gilly@thefamousidea.co.za 021 886 7743 082 410 2382 Franschhoek Literary Festival www.flf.co.za Web site: http;//www.flf.co.za
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