Winners of the 2024 South African Literary Awards have been announced. 

The South African Literary Awards, or SALAs, is an annual award ceremony organized by wRite associates in partnership with the national Department of Arts and Culture in 2005. It aims to celebrate and pay tribute to South African writers and award literary excellence in depicting and sharing South Africa’s stories.

 

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The Award, divided into different categories, celebrated the beauty of South African writing. Here is the list of the 2024 Winners of the South African Literary Awards:

 

Children’s Literature Award winners

• Kwazi Ndlangisa – Vukani Kusile
• Deidré Jantjies – Stories in die wind

Youth Literature Award

• Kobate John Sekele – Ba Kwa Ka Letlalo
• Nellie Alberts – Reg in die middel van nêrens

First-Time Published Author Award

• Mafika Jetro Mahlangu – Umrhayili
• Bonga Matu – Thula Mama Thula: Big Girls don’t Cry
• Sinethemba Simlindile Bhila – Hawu Mfundisi
• Lwando Dlephu – Amava Ahlabahlosile
• Beauty Maretsane Madihlabe – Ke tlo mo palediša

Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award

• Sihle Qwabe – The Resurrection

Poetry Award

• Fhulufhelo Ntsieni – Rudzani
• Sithembele Isaac Xhegwana – Dark Lines of History

Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award

• Dawn Garisch – What Remains

Creative Non-Fiction Literary Award

• Sihle Khumalo – Milk the Beloved Country

Novel Award

• Barry Gilder – At Fire Hour
• Jabulane Johan Ncongwane – Lifa Letilima
• Sithembile Mputa – Unyana Wolahleko
• SJ Naudé – Van vaders en vlugtelinge
• Kabelo Duncan Kgatea – Tsamaya sentle ‘tata’ Mandela

Literary Translators Award

• Misokuhle Nyathikazi – Ntofo-Ntofo
• Michiel Heyns – The Dao of Daniel
• Vonani Bila – Khanimamba N’wantlhadyana na Mbila
• Eben Venter – Decima

Lifetime Achievement Literary Award

• Kanakana Yvonne Ladzani – For her Body of Work

Literary Journalism Award

• Gugulethu Mhlungu
• SAFM (SABC English radio station) – The book reading programme

Congratulations to all the winners. 

 

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