For the second year in a row, the prestigious Nadine Gordimer Award for Short Writing in an African Language had no winner. (See below article from the South African paper, the Sowetan.)
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2011/12/09/top-writers-score-big-at-the-salas Top writers score big at the SALAS DEC 9, 2011 | EDWARD TSUMELE | THE sixth South African Literary Awards which took place last night saw a number of literary figures - both alive and dead, young and old - being rewarded. However, the prestigious Nadine Gordimer Award for Short Writing category (in an African Language) unfortunately had no winner - again. This probably shows that there are few indigenous language writers of substance in the country deserving of this honour. It was the same thing last year when no winner was declared. This is an indictment on a nation that often pays lip service to the development of indigenous languages. This also raises the critical question of whether the country has now reached a stage where there is a lack of African language development, or are only going to see indigenous writing in academia? But the Salas this year saw a number of deserving individuals walk away with prestigious honours. Author Chris Barnard walked away with the Lifetime Achievement Literary Award for his oeuvre. The Posthumous Literary Award went to Jan Rabie while the K Sello Duiker Memorial Award went to Dan Sleigh (Afrikaans) for his book Afstande. EDM Sibiya walked home with a Sala statuette (IsiZulu) for his book Ngiyolibala Ngifile. The Literary Journalism Award went to poet and writer Sabata Mpho Mokae for his print media reportage and electronic media presentations. The Literary Translators Award was presented to Leon de Kock for his book Intimately Absent for its English version. Its original Afrikaans is Intieme Afwesige) and was penned by Cas Vos. Actress and poet Phillippa Yaa de Villiers's The Everyday Wife poem won her the Poetry Award. Novelist Sifiso Mzobe won the First-time Published Author Award (English) category for his debut novel Young Blood. At the time of going to print, the chairman's award had not been presented. © 2011 AVUSA, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: africanlanguages-dig...@yahoogroups.com africanlanguages-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: africanlanguages-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
