Athol Williams has been featured recently in articles at Harvard and Oxford. These provide useful context for his honours and awards.
PUBLIC SERVICE
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Mayor's Medal for Extraordinary Bravery, City of Cape Town, South Africa (2023) Read more
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Recognition of Successful Leadership, Me-Vision Academy, South Africa (2023)
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Recognition of Outstanding Moral Courage, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), South Africa (2023)
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Whistleblower Excellence Award, Public Interest South Africa (2023)
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School library named 'Athol Williams Library', West End Primary School, Cape Town (2023) Read more
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Chairman’s Award, SA Chamber of Commerce UK, UK (2022)
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Special Recognition Award, Blueprint for Free Speech, Australia (2022) Read more
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Local Hero Award, Lead SA, South Africa (2017)
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Named street bollard, City of Cape Town, South Africa (2014)
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Inyathelo Award for Philanthropy in Education, South African Institute for Advancement, SA (2012)
ACADEMIC
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Honorary Fellow, Hertford College, University of Oxford, UK (2024) Read more here and here
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Prize for Best Thesis in Political Theory, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK (2014)
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Lucius N. Littauer Award, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA (2013)
- Volunteer Award, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa (2009)
LITERARY
Winner
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Chinua Achebe Poetry Award, Society of Young Nigerian Writers, Nigeria (2020) for 'His Lines' (multiple winners)
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Cultural Affairs Award for Contribution to the Literary Arts, Western Cape Provincial Government, SA (2019)
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SA Independent Publishers Award, South Africa, (2019) for 'Oaky series'
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SA Independent Publishers Award, South Africa, (2017) for 'Invitation'
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Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award, South Africa (2016) for 'Streetclass Diseases'
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Parallel Universe Poetry Competition, University of Oxford, UK (2016) for 'Chemical Potential' (multiple winners)
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Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award, South Africa (2015) for 'Visit at Tea Time'
Shortlist / Longlist
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Sunday Times Literary Awards, Non-Fiction Prize, South Africa (2022) for 'Deep Collusion'
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Oxford-BNU Award in Creative Writing, Oxford University, UK (2021) for 'Silly Nelson'
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Afritondo Short Story Prize, UK (2021) for 'Silly Nelson' (Top 16 of 363)
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Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award, South Africa (2018) (Top 63 of 500)
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Erbacce Prize for Poetry, UK (2018) (Top 200 of 6,000)
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Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival Poetry Competition, UK (2017)
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South African Literary Award (Poetry) Runner-up (2016) for 'Bumper Cars'
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Hourglass International Writing Competition, Bosnia (2016)
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Wisehouse International Poetry Award, Sweden (2016)
WRITER'S RESIDENCIES
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Nirox Sculpture Park, South Africa (2021)
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Nirox Sculpture Park, South Africa (2017). Curator of Words Festival.