European Union Literary Award
The European Union Literary Award is a South African literary award.[1] It is supported by the various European Union embassies and commissions operating in South Africa. This award is open to South African writers resident in South Africa who have never been published before. Books must be a first, unpublished work of fiction in English, or translations of other South African languages into English providing the work has not been published in other languages. Winners receive a R25,000 cash prize and publication by Jacana Media. The award was first given in 2004.[1]
Winners
- 2004/05: Ishtiyaq Shukri, The Silent Minaret
- 2005/06: Fred Khumalo, Bitches Brew and Gerald Kraak, Ice in the Lungs
- 2006/07: Kopano Matlwa, Coconut [2][3]
- 2007/08: Megan Voysey-Braig, Till We Can Keep an Animal
- 2008/09: Zinaid Meeran, Saracen at the Gates [4]
- 2009/10: James Clelland, Deeper than Colour
- 2011/12: Ashraf Kagee, Khalil's Journey [5]
- 2013: Penny Busetto, The Story of Anna P, as Told by Herself [6]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The EU Literary Award, official site
- ↑ "Kopano Matlwa's first novel, Coconut, won her the European Union Literary Award for first-time authors. She is a medical student at the University of Cape Town: Unknown". The Daily News (Durban, South Africa). April 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Student wins European Union award". The Sunday Independent (South Africa). March 25, 2007. p. 18.
- ↑ "Prize-winning debut novel is quite a ride: Main Book". The Sunday Independent (Johannesburg). January 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Academic named top novelist". Cape Argus (South Africa). April 27, 2012.
- ↑ "EU Literary Award". Jacana Media. 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
External links
- The European Union Literary Award, official site