University of Johannesburg Prize

The University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing in English, also known as the UJ Prize, was instituted in 2006. It comprises two prizes, a main prize and a debut prize, given annually for "the best original creative work in English published in the previous calendar year". The prizes are judged by a panel comprising four members of the Department of English at the University of Johannesburg, two academics from other universities and one member of the media or publishing industry. The prizes are not linked to a specific genre.^[1]

Recipients

2015^[2]

• Main prize: "Rachel's Blue" by Zakes Mda
• Debut prize: "The Story of Anna P, As Told By Herself" by Penny Busetto

2014^[3]

• Main prize: "The Shining Girls" by Lauren Beukes
• Debut prize: "False River" by Dominique Botha

2013^[4]

• Main prize: Life Underwater by Ken Barris
• Debut prize: Entanglement by Steven Boykey Sidley

2012^[5]

• Main prize: The Landscape Painter by Craig Higginson
• Debut prize: The Sea of Wise Insects by Terry Westby-Nunn

2011^[6]

• Main prize: Double Negative by Ivan Vladislavic
• Debut prize: Not a Fairy Tale by Shaida Ali

2010^[7]

• Main prize: High-low In-between by Imraan Coovadia
• Debut prize: Native Nostalgia by Jacob Dlamini

References