Maskew Miller Longman Announces 2012 Writers’ Workshops
Towards the end of last year we announced the opening of submissions for the 2013 Maskew Miller Longman Youth Literature Awards. Now, we are delighted to be able to bring you news of the MML workshops, held annually to coincide with the competition as a means of guiding new and experienced writers in the genre of youth literature.
This year’s workshops will be conducted by Dr Cecilia du Toit, of University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Education, and held on various date throughout February. For details of the workshops, see the press release below.
As far as the actual awards are concerned, the closing date for submissions is 30 April 2012. To submit your original, unpublished youth novel in any of the 11 official South African languages, download the entry form from Maskew Miller Longman’s homepage.
Last year’s winners include Jayne Bauling for Stepping Solo and Books LIVE member Maya Fowler for Om op eiers te dans.
- MML Awards entry form (pdf download)
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Press release:
Are you a new writer in need of guidance & inspiration or an experienced author seeking tips on how to write a youth novel?
Maskew Miller Longman have invited Dr Cecilia du Toit to conduct youth novel workshops to inspire the entrants of the 2013 competition. Cecilia has lectured in Children’s Literature in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria.
Dates of the workshops are as follows:
Durban: 15 Feb 2012 | Cape Town: 16 Feb 2012 | Polokwane: 21 Feb 2012 | Midrand: 22 Feb 2012
If you would like to attend please send a one-page motivational letter, indicating which workshop you would like to go to, to Natasha Phillips: at fax 021 531 0716 or e-mail: Natasha.Phillips@mml.co.za.
2013 MASKEW MILLER LONGMAN LITERATURE AWARDS – GENRE: NOVELS
Maskew Miller Longman invites you to submit your unpublished and original novel/s.
Entries will be judged by prominent literary figures in each of our 11 official languages.
Closing date: 30 April 2012 | Download entry form: 2013 MML Literature Awards Entry Form
CRITERION FOR THE NOVEL COMPETITION
- Entries are only invited for NOVELS.
- The writing should appeal to South African youth (16 to 18) of today and should be suitable for prescription at school level.
- The length of the manuscript submitted should be between 30 000 and 75 000 words.
- An official entry form MUST accompany all entries.
- Established and new writers may submit original manuscripts in any of the eleven South African official languages.
- The work submitted should be original, unpublished and untranslated from any published material
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Book details
- Stepping Solo by Jayne Bauling
Book homepage
EAN: 9780636118249
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- Om op eiers te dans by Maya Fowler
EAN: 9780636124301
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Image courtesy Maskew Miller Longman
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