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Kwela Books
Kwela Books is a South African publishing house founded in Cape Town in 1994 as a new imprint of NB Publishers. 1994-2004 In the first ten years it published several books. Notable publications * ''Kafka's Curse'' by Achmat Dangor * ''Bitter Fruit'' by Achmat Dangor * ''Underground People'' by Lewis Nkosi * ''The Quiet Violence of Dreams'' by K. Sello Duiker, 2001 * ''Shark's Egg'' by Henrietta Rose-Innes, 2000 * ''Vatmaar'' by A.H.M. Scholtz, * ''Confessions of a Gambler'' by Rayda Jacobs, 20XX - winner of The Sunday Times Fiction Prize 2004 * ''Ons is nie almal so nie'' by Jeanne Goosen * ''Kleur kom nooit alleen nie'' by Antjie Krog 2004-present Post 2004 Kwela continued to publish, winning several awards. Notable publications * ''Dog Eat Dog'' by Niq Mhlongo, 2004 - winner of the 2005 Mar des Lettras Prize * ''All We Have Left Unsaid'' by Maxine Case, 2006 – winner of 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Africa Region and joint winner of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest (after Johannesburg). Colloquially named the ''Mother City'', it is the largest city of the Western Cape province, and is managed by the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The other two capitals are Pretoria, the executive capital, located in Gauteng, where the Presidency is based, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital in the Free State, where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. Cape Town is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city is known for its harbour, for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is home to 66% of the Western Cape's population. In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabeba Baderoon
Gabeba Baderoon (born 21 February 1969) is a South African poet and academic. She is the 2005 recipient of the Daimler Chrysler Award for South African Poetry. She lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa, and Pennsylvania, US, and serves as an assistant professor of Women's Studies and African and African American Studies at Penn State. Early years and education Gabeba Baderoon was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on 21 February 1969. In 1989 she received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cape Town in English and Psychology. In 1991 she was awarded a First-class Honours degree in English from the University of Cape Town BA Honours program. She attained her Master of Arts in English with Distinction at the University of Cape Town in Postmodernist Television (Media Studies) and in 2004 completed her doctoral studies in Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, the same year spending time at the University of Sheffield, UK, as a visiting scholar. She also compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindiwe Magona
Sindiwe Magona (born 27 August 1943) is a South African writer. Early life Magona is a native of the former Transkei region, South Africa. She grew up in Gugulethu, a Cape Town township, and worked as a domestic while completing her secondary education by correspondence. Magona later graduated from the University of South Africa and earned her Master of Science degree in Organisational Social Work from Columbia University."About Sindiwe Magona" official website. Career She starred as Singisa in the classic drama '' Ityala Lamawele''. She worked in various capacities for the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Anker
Willem Anker (born 1979) is a South African writer who writes in the Afrikaans language. He was born in Citrusdal in 1979. He studied at Stellenbosch University, where he now teaches creative writing. His debut novel, ''Siegfried'', was published in 2007. His most noted work to date is the multi-award winning ''Buys'' (2014) which was translated into English by Michiel Heyns as ''Red Dog'' and was longlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize. Awards * 2008 University of Johannesburg Prize, for ''Siegfried'' * 2015 University of Johannesburg Prize, for ''Buys'' *2015 W.A. Hofmeyr Prize, for ''Buys'' *2016 Hertzog Prize The Hertzog Prize (or Hertzogprys) is an annual award given to Afrikaans writers by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for the Sciences and Art), formerly the South African Academy for Language, Literature a ..., for ''Buys'' *2016 K. Sello Duiker Memorial Award, for ''Buys'' References South African writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Watson (author)
Mary Watson (born 31 May 1975) is a South African author. In 2006 she won the Caine Prize for African Writing and in 2014 was named on the Africa39 list of writers from sub-Saharan Africa aged under 40 with potential and talent to define trends in African literature. Biography Born in Cape Town, Watson completed her master's degree in creative writing under André Brink at the University of Cape Town. After receiving a second master's degree at the University of Bristol in 2003, she returned to Cape Town where she completed her PhD. She worked as a lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Cape Town between 2004 and 2008. Barya, Mildred Kiconco (2 July 2009)"An interview with Mary Watson" ''Pambazuka News''. Issue 140. Retrieved 28 June 2011. Watson has lived in Galway, Ireland, since 2009. Career Watson is the author of ''Moss'', a collection of short stories published in 2004.Pauli, Michelle (11 July 2006)"Mary Watson wins 'African Booker'" ''guardian.co.uk''. Retrieved 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kgebetli Moele
Kgebetli Moele is a South African writer born in Polokwane, South Africa, best known for his novels ''Room 207'', ''UNTITLED'' and ''The Book of the Dead''. Moele's first book, Room 207, was published in 2006 and went on to win first prize for both the University of Johannesburg prize and the Herman Charles Bosman Prize. In 2010 he won the South African Literary Award for his second book ''The Book of the Dead''. In 2011, he participated in the International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. Bibliography Moele's published work consists of general fiction novels. * Room 207 (2006) * The Book of the Dead (2009) * Untitled (2013) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Moele, Kgebetli Living people South African writers International Writing Program alumni Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sifiso Mzobe
Sifiso Mzobe is a South African author. Biography Mzobe was born and raised in the Durban township of Umlazi. He attended St Francis College in Mariannhill, then studied Journalism at Damelin Business Campus in Durban. He has worked for community newspapers and as a freelance journalist. His debut novel ''Young Blood'' (2010) won a number of awards, including the 2012 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, and was also listed in the '' Sunday Independent''′s Top Ten Books of 2010. Awards and honours *2011 Herman Charles Bosman Prize, ''Young Blood'' *2011 The Sunday Times Fiction Prize, ''Young Blood'' *2011 South African Literary Award for a First-Time Published Author *2012 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa is a pan-African writing prize awarded biennially [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finuala Dowling
Finuala Dowling (born June 1962) is a South African poet and writer. Biography The seventh of eight children born to radio broadcasters Eve van der Byl and Paddy Dowling, Finuala Dowling obtained an MA in English from the University of Cape Town (UCT), and a D.Litt. from the University of South Africa (UNISA), where she lectured in English for eight years. Her first poetry anthology, ''I Flying'', was published in 2002 and won the Ingrid Jonker Prize. She has also won the Sanlam Award for Poetry and the Olive Schreiner Prize. She won the 2012 M-Net Literary Award (English category) for ''Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart''. With Tessa and Cara Dowling she has set up an entertainment company, Dowling Sisters Productions. Family Dowling lives in Kalk Bay, Cape Town with her daughter Beatrice, who also writes poetry. Publications Poetry *''I Flying'', Carapace (2002) *''Doo-Wop Girls of the Universe'', Penguin (2006) *''Notes from the Dementia Ward'', Kwela Books/Snailpres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-Net Literary Awards
M-Net Literary Awards were a group of South African literary awards, awarded from 1991 to 2013. They were established and sponsored by M-Net (Electronic Media Network), a South African television station. The award was suspended indefinitely after the 2013 season. In the awards' fourth year, an award for indigenous African languages was inaugurated, alongside the original English and Afrikaans awards, to encourage writing in indigenous languages. In subsequent years there were six language categories, covering all eleven official South African languages: English; Afrikaans; Nguni ( Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, and Swati); SeSotho (Sotho, Pedi, and Tswana); TshiVenda; and SeTsonga. In 2005, a Film award was introduced, for novels that novels that showed promise for translation into a visual medium. Three Lifetime Achievements Awards were also given: to Mazisi Kunene (2005), Cynthia Marivate (2006), and Mzilikazi Khumalo (2007). In their early years, the M-Net Awards were notable a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Jele
Nozizwe Cynthia Jele is a South African novelist. Her novel ''Happiness is a Four-Letter Word'' won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Africa Region and the M-Net film prize at the 2011 M-Net Literary Awards. The novel was later adapted into a 2016 movie.Leandra Engelbrecht"Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word" ''Channel 24''. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016. She grew up in Mpumalanga, South Africa. She graduated from North Central College, with a BA degree in International Business in 2003. Jele worked as a public health officer for the Mpumalanga Health Department, and then spent a year in the United States as an au pair. Career In 2006, Jele self-published a guide, ''So You Wanna Be an Au Pair in the USA – What Your Agency Will Never Tell''. According to her, she became a writer accidentally, after attending a session held by an American author, who made the audience work in a short writing exercise. The author read a passage from a book and ask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
