Press release: The 2017 South African Literary Awards (SALAs) winners announced!

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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

Aletta Matshedisð Motimele (source), Etienne van Heerden and Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (Facebook)

Category: Chairperson’s Award

Author

Publications

Language

Themba Christian Msimang

Body of work

isiZulu x

Themba Christian Msimang (source)

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