WINE WRITERS AWARD

Writers invited to enter 2nd SA Wine Writers Award.

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 March 26, 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 March 26, 2010. Please ensure that the following are supplied: author, publication, date of publication, article title and author contact details.