Noma Award

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The Noma award for publishing in Africa is a $10,000 prize for outstanding literature published in Africa. The award is sponsored by Kodansha Ltd, Japan.

[edit] Winners

1980: Une Si Longue Lettre by Mariama Bâ

1981: Health Education for the Community by Felix C. Adi

1982: The Brassman’s Secret by Meshack Asare

1983: Criminal Procedure in Ghana by Austin N.E. Amissah

1984: Mesandiki wa Mau Mau Ithaamirio-in [prison memoirs in Gikuyu] by Gakaara wa Wanjau Fools and other stories by Njabulo Ndebele

1985: La Trahison de Marianne by Bernard Nanga

1986: Sobreviver em Tarrafal de Santiago [poetry] by António Jacinto

1987: Villes de Côte d’Ivoire, 1893-1940 by Pierre Kipré

1988: Working Life. Factoris, Townships, and Popular Culture on the Rand, 1886-1940 by Luli Callinicos

1989: Bones by Chenjerai Hove

1990: Uprooting Poverty: The South African Challenge by Francis Wilson & Mamphela Ramphele

1991: Waiting Laughters [poetry] by Niyi Osundare

1992: A comme Algériennes by Souad Khodja One Day, Long Ago. More Stories from a Shona Childhood by Charles Mungoshi, illustrated by Luke Toronga

1993: Third World Express by Mongane Wally Serote

1994: A Modern Economic History of Africa. Volume 1: The Nineteenth Century (Dakar: CODESRIA, 1993)

1995: Triomf by Marlene van Niekerk

1996: Destins paralleles by Kiria Toure

1997: Mfantsipim and the Making of Ghana: A Centenary History, 1876-1976 by A. Adu Boahen

1998: The Politics of Liberation in South Sudan: An Insider's View by Peter Adwok Nyaba

1999: L'interpretation des reves dans la region Senegambienne. Suivi de la clef des songes de la Senegambie de l'Egypte pharaonique et de la tradition islamique by Djibril Samb, D.

2000: Ufundishaji wa Fasihi: Nadharia na Mbinu by Kimani Njogu & Rocha Chimera

2001: Odun Ifa/Ifa Festival by Abosede Emanuel

2002: The Arabic Novel: Bibliography and Critical Introduction, 1865-1995 by Hamdi Sakkut

2003: Walter and Albertina Sisulu. In Our Lifetime by Elinor Sisulu

2004: In 2004 the jury decided not to select a winner, but did give four titles Honourable Mention:

• The Cry of Winnie Mandela by Njabulo Ndebele
  
• The Plays of Miracle and Wonder by Brett Bailey
  
• Lanre and the Queen of the Stream by Tunde Lawal-Solarin
  
• A Dictionary of Yoruba Personal Names by Adeboye Babalola & Olugboyega Alaba
  

[edit] References

• Noma Award Site