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2011 Winners

CATEGORY	LANGUAGE	NAME & SURNAME	BOOK TITLE/ OEUVRE
1.Lifetime Achievement Literary Award	Afrikaans	Chris Barnard	His oeuvre
2. Posthumous Literary Award	Afrikaans	Jan Rabie	His oeuvre
3. Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award *(for writing in African Languages in the RSA)*	No recipient
4. K. Sello Duiker Memorial Award	Afrikaans IsiZulu	Dan Sleigh EDM Sibiya	Afstande Ngiyolibala Ngifile
5. Literary Journalism Award	English	Sabata Mpho Mokae	Print media reportage and electronic media presentations
6. Literary Translators Award	English	Leon de Kock	Intimately absent (Original in Afrikaans: Intieme Afwesige) by Cas Vos
7. Poetry Award	English	Phillippa Yaa de Villiers	The Everyday Wife
8. First-time Published Author Award	English	Sifiso Mzobe	Young Blood
9. Chairperson’s Award	To be announced at the Awards ceremony

2010 Winners

Lifetime Achievement Literary Award

MM Mabuza her oeuvre in Xitsonga

Hennie Aucamp: his oeuvre in Afrikaans

Mandla Langa his oeuvre in English

Zakes Mda his oeuvre in English

Peter Horn: his oeuvre in English

Marguerite Poland her oeuvre in English

· Posthumous Literary Award

Elizabeth Eybers: her oeuvre in Afrikaans

Stephen Bantu Biko for English: I write what I like

· Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award (for writing in African Languages in the RSA)

MM Mabuza for Khuluka na Ritavi

Makobe MT Bishop for Nkhune se, Mphe se

· k.Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award

M.V Molele for Mmaphefo le Maphefo: Sepedi

Kgebetli Moele for the Book Of the Dead: English

· Literary Journalism Award

Kevin Bloom for Ways of Staying: English

· Poetry Award

-Makobe MT Bishop : Kereketsane tsa bokgwale/hlaa tsa tokologo: Sepedi

Danie Marais: Al is die man’n misverstaand

Kobus Moolman: Separating the Seas: English

· First-time published

Alistair Morgan for Sleepers Wake

· Chairperson’s award

S.E.K Mqhayi-IsiXhosa

The 2009 Winners

Lifetime Achievement Literary Award

Abraham de Vries: His oeuvre

· Posthumous Literary Award

Sol Plaatje (across languages)

Etienne le Roux: oeuvre in Afrikaans

W.K Thamsanqa

· Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award (for Writing in Indigenous Languages in the RSA)

J.J Ngcongwane for Tikhatsi Letimatima in SiSwati

k.Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award

Chris Manerwick for Shepherds and Butchers in English

H.R Tshianane for Vhuanzwu in Tshivenda

Kabelo D Kgatea for Monwana wa Bosupa in Setswana

Siphatheleni Kula for Inkawu Idliw’ilila

· Literary Journalism Award

Karabo Kgoleng for Electronic

Maureen Isaacson for Print Media

· Literary translators Award

Ingrid and Dirk Winterbach for Die Boek van toeval en verlaat from English to Afrikaans

· Poetry Award

Mxolisi Nyezwa for New Country

Loftus Marais for Staan in die algemeen nader aan venster

· First-time Published Author Award

Diale Tlholwe for Ancient Rites

2011 Winners

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South African Literary Awards

The National Arts Council (NAC) takes pride of place in a historical and sustainable partnership with the South African Literary Awards (SALA), as the latter celebrates the 5th anniversary of positive growth and maturity.

SALA appeals to the public, corporate, individual and other sectors to join this groundbreaking partnership to contribute towards the growth and continued existence of this great and nation-building awards programme.

In a quest to celebrate and commemorate the annus mirabilis of 2010, SALA will host the 2009 Awards ceremony on the 8th December 2010. Not only will this add impetus to the SALA, but will also be a fitting tribute to the commemorations of events such as the 20th anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela, the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville and Langa Massacres and the hosting of the Soccer World Cup for the first time on the African continent soil. In a nutshell, the combined SALA ceremonies will adequately showcase the momentous period and add to the historic moment period offered by the 2010 year.

Founded by the wRite associates, in partnership with the National Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), Sowetan and Nutrend Publishers, the main aim of the South African Literary Awards (SALA) is to pay tribute to South African writers who have distinguished themselves as groundbreaking producers and creators of literature, while it celebrates literary excellence in the depiction and sharing of South Africa’s histories, value systems, philosophies and art as inscribed and preserved in all the official languages of South Africa. The Awards aim to become the most prestigious and respected literary accolades in South African literature.
Selections are made from published authors whose primary input is in imaginative writing. The work must demonstrate good linguistic presentation, the nation’s identity, the societal values, universal truths, and cultural aesthetics, contribution to social cohesion, nation-building and transcendence of time.

Since its inception in 2005, SALA has played a significant role to encourage and motivate writers to raise the bar in our literary endeavours. To date SALA has proudly honoured ninety (90) authors. These are men and women, black and white, young and old who have dedicated their lives to preserving our literary heritage.

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