Communication of the Academy

The Academy recognizes the need to communicate widely on its activities and does this through publications, conferences, lectures and media statements.

English Academy Review

The main publication of the English Academy is The English Academy Review: Southern African Journal of English Studies (EAR). This is a locally and internationally accredited journal, published twice a year, containing:

• scholarly refereed articles on all aspects of English including English education
• creative writing
• reviews of significant publications
• proceedings of the Academy
• Academy lectures

More information regarding submission of articles for publication in EAR can be found here.

Other publications

The Academy has published Better Than They Knew – an account of the contributions of English speakers in Southern Africa (ed. R.M. de Villiers. Cape Town: Purnell, vol. 1, 1972, vol. 2, 1974).

It has also published Guidelines on Terms and Punctuation, conference proceedings and occasional papers.

Members are informed on current activities by regular publication of the Newsletter.

Lectures

Two public lectures are given annually: The English Academy Percy Baneshik Lecture and the Commemorative Lecture.

Among the distinguished guests who have delivered the English Academy Percy Baneshik Lecture are Prof. Es’kia Mphahlele, Prof. Njabulo Ndebele, Prof. Martin Orkin, Prof. Guy Butler, Dr Alan Paton, Mr M.C. O’Dowd, Prof. Albie Sachs, His Excellency Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Prof. Elwyn Jenkins, Prof. Stephen Gray, Chris van Wyk and John Matshikiza.

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