1. BOOKSA Karen Jayes has the 2009 PEN/Studzinsky Literary Award for “Where he will leave his shoes”
  2. BOOKSA Jayes thanks Coetzee and the readers for hearing the voice of Adam - the houseservant about whom the story is written.
  3. BOOKSA Andrew Salomon takes second place for “A visit to Dr Mamba”
  4. BOOKSA Third place is shared between Nadia Davids - “The visit” - and Ceridwen Dovey - “Survival mechanisms”, both of whom are in the US.
  5. BOOKSA Coetzee gave four honourable mentions: NoViolet Mkha Bulawayo, Naomi Nkealah, Isabella Morris and Irene McCartney.
  6. BOOKSA Jayes wins 5 000 pounds, Salomon 3 000 pounds and Dovey and Davids split 2 000 pounds
  7. BOOKSA Johnson and King James - the brand-new publsihing house - has just unveiled the book containing the 34 shortlisted stories
  8. BOOKSA It's called "New Writing from Africa 2009"
  9. BOOKSA Shaun Johnson describes Pen/Studzinski as "a wide-angled literary snapshot of our continent right now."
  10. BOOKSA People queue up to have their books signed by the overwhelmed winners.