This year's winners of the South African Literary Awards (SALAs) were announced on Tuesday, 7 November 2017 at UNISA, Pretoria Campus.
Authors, poets, writers and literary practitioners whose works are continuously contributing to the enrichment of South Africa’s literary landscape were celebrated in an auspicious ceremony.
The SALA Awards have honoured over a hundred individuals in the past 12 years.
The 2017 South African Literary Awards (SALA) winners are:
Category: First-time Published Author Award
Author |
Book title |
Language |
Moses Shimo Seletisha |
Tšhutšhumakgala |
Sepedi |
Category: k.Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award
Author |
Book title |
Language |
Nthikeng Mohlele |
Pleasure |
English |
Category: Poetry Award
Author |
Book title |
Language |
Helen Moffett |
Prunings |
English |
Simphiwe Ali Nolutshungu |
Iingcango Zentliziyo |
isiXhosa |
Category: Creative Non-fiction Award
Author |
Book title |
Language |
Dikgang Moseneke |
My Own Liberator |
English |
Category: Literary Journalism Award
Author |
Publications |
Language |
Don Makatile |
Body of work |
English |
Phakama Mbonambi |
Body of work |
English |
Category: Literary Translators Award
Author |
Book title |
Language |
Bridget Theron-Bushell |
The Thirstland Trek: 1874–1881 |
Afrikaans |
Jeff Opland, Wandile Kuse and Pamela Maseko |
William Wellington Gqoba: Isizwe Esinembali Xhosa Histories And Poetry (1873–1888) |
English/isiXhosa |
Jeff Opland and Pamela Maseko |
DLP Yali-Manisi: Iimbali Zamanyange, Historical Poems |
English/isiXhosa |
Category: Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award
Author |
Book title |
Language |
Roela Hattingh |
Kamee |
Afrikaans |
Category: Posthumous Literary Award
Author |
Publications |
Language |
|A!kunta |
Body of work |
!Xam and !Kun |
!Kabbo |
Body of work |
!Xam and !Kun |
≠Kasin |
Body of work |
!Xam and !Kun |
Dia!kwain |
Body of work |
!Xam and !Kun |
|Han≠kass’o |
Body of work |
!Xam and !Kun |
Category: Lifetime Achievement Literary Award
Author |
Publications |
Language |
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa |
Body of work |
English |
Aletta Matshedisð Motimele |
Body of work |
Sepedi |
Etienne Van Heerden |
Body of work |
Afrikaans |
Category: Chairperson’s Award
Author |
Publications |
Language |
Themba Christian Msimang |
Body of work |
isiZulu x |