Central News Agency Literary Award

The Central News Agency Literary Award (CNA Literary Award, CNA Prize) was a major annual literary award in South Africa.[1] It was named for the CNA chain of bookstores. Founded by Phillip Stein[2], it recognised works in prose and poetry, and in both the English language and Afrikaans.[3]

The last award was presented in 1996, although CNA later launched a "Book of the Year" award for popular bestsellers of any genre[4].

Past winners (incomplete list)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Described as the 'then principal literary award', in 1977, by nobelprize.org.[1]
  2. ^ http://book.co.za/blog/2010/07/06/rip-the-founder-of-the-cna-literary-award-philip-stein/
  3. ^ There was no restriction by language within South Africa's indigenous languages (Callil and Tóibín, The Modern Library (1999) p.223); authors must be South African by birth or permanent residence.
  4. ^ http://book.co.za/blog/2009/07/21/zapiro-and-wilbur-smith-make-the-cna-book-of-the-year-shortlist/
  5. ^ http://book.co.za/blog/2010/07/06/rip-the-founder-of-the-cna-literary-award-philip-stein/