South_African_Literary_Awards_(SALA)

South African Literary Awards
South African Literary Awards
Awarded for	Literary excellence
Country	South Africa
Reward(s)	R30 000
First awarded	2005; 19 years ago
Website	sala.org.za

South African Literary Awards

Annual prizes given to South African writers

The South African Literary Awards (SALA) have been awarded annually since 2005 to exceptional South African writers. They "pay tribute to South African writers who have distinguished themselves as ground-breaking producers and creators of literature" and celebrate "literary excellence in the depiction and sharing of South Africa’s histories, value systems, philosophies and art."^[1] The Awards are open to work in all of South Africa's eleven official languages, and they may include posthumous honours.

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Since 2005, the number of awards has multiplied — there are now fourteen categories, recognising a variety of literary forms. There are categories for children’s literature, youth literature, literary journalism, novels, poetry, creative non-fiction, debut works, and literary translation; and two named awards, the K. Sello Duiker Memorial Award (for novelists under the age of 40) and the Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award. Lifetime achievement is recognised in the Poet Laureate Prizes and the Lifetime Achievement, Posthumous, and Chairperson’s Awards.^[2]

SALA was founded by the wRite associates in partnership with the South African Department of Arts and Culture.^[1]^[3] Since 2012, the awards have been given at the annual Africa Century International Writers Conference.^[4] The inaugural conference was hosted by the University of the Free State in 2012, supported by the SABC. As of 2021, the winner in each category received R30 000, and the National Poet Laureate received R100 000.^[5]

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Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2023	Dimakatso David Mokwena	Here Comes the Gay King	English	^[8]
2022	Nick Mulgrew	A Hibiscus Coast	English	^[9]
2022	Mzoli Mavimbela	Amazwembezwembe KaGxuluwe	Xhosa	^[9]
2021	Karen Jennings	An Island	English	^[10]
2021	Lihle Sokapase	Yapatyalaka ibhobhile	Xhosa	^[10]
2020	Phumlani Pikoli	Born Free-Loaders	English	^[11]
2019	Chase Rhys	Kinnes	Afrikaans	^[12]
2018	No award			^[13]
2017	Nthikeng Mohlele	Pleasure	English	^[14]
2016	Willem Anker	Buys	Afrikaans	^[15]
2016	Panashe Chigumadzi	Sweet Medicine	English	^[15]
2015	Zukiswa Wanner	London Cape Town Joburg	English	^[16]
2014	Jamala Safari	The Great Agony and Pure Laughter of the Gods	English	^[17]
2013	Karen Jayes	For the Mercy of Water	English	^[18]
2012	Sonja Loots	Sirkusboere	Afrikaans	^[19]
	Diale Tlholwe	Counting the Coffins	English
	Nhlanhla Maake	Manong a lapile	Southern Sotho
2011	Dan Sleigh	Afstande	Afrikaans	^[20]
2011	E.D.M. Sibiya	Ngiyolibala Ngifile	Zulu	^[20]
2010	Motlatlhego Victor Molele	Mmaphefo le Maphefo	Sepedi	^[21]
2010	Kgebetli Moele	The Book of the Dead	English	^[21]
2009	Chris Marnewick	Shepherds and Butchers	English	^[22]^[23]
	H.R. Tshianane	Vhuanzwo	Venda
	Kabelo D. Kgatea	Monwana wa Bosupa	Tswana
	Siphatheleni Kula	Inkawu idliw’ ilila	Xhosa
2008	Njabulo Ndebele	Fine Lines from the Box: Further Thoughts about Our Country	English	^[24]
2007	Bruce Mikhomazi Ngobeni	Body of work	Tsonga	^[25]

Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2023	Terry-Ann Adams	White Chalk	English	^[8]
2022	Mzoli Mavimbela	Zigqitywa Kuhlwile Zibonwe Liwuhlabile	Xhosa	^[9]
2022	S. J. Naudé	Mad Honey	English	^[9]
2021	Nankanjani Sibiya	The Reluctant Storyteller: A Collection of Stories	English	^[10]
2021	Madoda Ndlakuse	Mhla Latsh’ibhayi	Xhosa	^[10]
2020	Fred Khumalo	Talk of The Town	English	^[11]
2019	Niq Mhlongo	Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree	English	^[12]
2018	Nick Mulgrew	The First Law of Sadness	English	^[26]
2018	Nicole Jaekel Strauss	As in die mond	Afrikaans	^[26]
2017	Roela Hattingh	Kamee	Afrikaans	^[14]
2016	Sandra Hill	Unsettled and Other Stories	English	^[15]
2015	Abraham H. de Vries	Maar wie snoei die rose in die nag?	Afrikaans	^[16]
2014	Makhosazana Xaba	Running and Other Stories	English	^[17]
2014	Reneilwe Malatji	Love, Interrupted	English	^[17]
2013	Etienne van Heerden	Haai Karoo	Afrikaans	^[18]
2012	No award			^[19]
2011	No award
2010	Mary Misaveni Mabuza	Khuluka na Ritavi	Tsonga	^[21]
2010	BIshop M.T. Makobe	Nkune se, Mphe se!	Sepedi	^[21]
2009	J.J. Ncongwane	Tikhatsi Letimatima	Swati	^[23]
2008	No award			^[24]
2007	Otty E.H.M Nxumalo	Body of work	Zulu	^[25]^[27]

Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2023	Thivhusiwi Tshindane Tshivhula	Hone Hu Tshi Tea U Maliwa Ngavhugai		^[8]
2022	Damon Galgut	The Promise	English	^[9]
	Ingrid Winterbach	Voorouer. Pelgrim. Berg	Afrikaans
	Yamkela Ntwalanao	Intlungu Yevezandlebe	Xhosa
	Patrick Khosa	Nhlokonho wa vele	Xitsonga
2021	Ezra Mcebisi Nkohla	Zajik 'izinto	Xhosa	^[10]
2021	Fred Khumalo	Ngenxa yemendi	Xhosa	^[10]
2020	Fiona Snyckers	Lacuna	English	^[11]
2019	Charl-Pierre Naudé	Die ongelooflike onskuld van Dirkie Verwey	Afrikaans	^[12]
2019	Sabata-Mpho Mokae	Moletlo wa Manong	Setswana	^[12]
2018	Dan Sleigh	1795	Afrikaans	^[26]

Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2023	Mandla J. Radebe	The Lost Prince of the ANC: The Life and Times of Jabulani Nobleman 'Mzala' Nxumalo	English	^[8]
2022	Ebrahim Harvey	The Great Pretenders: Race and Class Under ANC Rule	English	^[10]
2022	Nicol Stassen	Van Humpata tot Upingtonia	Afrikaans	^[10]
2021	Mzoli Mavimbela	Masibuyel’embo Konakele Phi Na?	Xhosa	^[9]
2021	Sabata-Mpho Mokae and Brian Willan	Sol Plaatje: A Life in Letters	English	^[9]
2020	Toni Strasburg	Holding the Fort	English	^[11]
2019	Jonathan Jansen	As by Fire: The End of the South African University	English	^[12]
2018	Jürgen Schadenberg	The Way I See It	English	^[26]
2017	Dikgang Moseneke	My Own Liberator	English	^[14]
2016	Jacob Dlamini	Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-Apartheid Struggle	English	^[28]
2015	Edwin Cameron	Justice: A Personal Account	English	^[16]
2014	Sihle Khumalo	Almost Sleeping My Way to Timbuktu	English	^[17]
2013	Imraan Coovadia	Transformations: Essays	English	^[18]
2012	McIntosh Polela	My Father My Monster	English	^[19]
2012	Hannes Haasbroek	'n Seun soos Bram	Afrikaans	^[19]

Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2021	Reŝoketŝwe Manenzhe	Scatterlings	English	^[10]
2021	Lynthia Julius	Uit die kroes	Afrikaans	^[10]
2020	Trevor Sacks	Lucky Packet	English	^[11]
2020	Lize Albertyn-du Toit	Die kinders van spookwerwe	Afrikaans	^[11]
2019	Bongani Ngqulunga	The Man Who Founded the ANC: A Biography of Pixley Ka Isaka Seme	English	^[12]
2018	Malebo Sephodi	Miss Behave	English	^[26]
2017	Moses Shimo Seletisha	Tšhutšhumakgala	Sepedi	^[14]
2016	Francois Smith	Kamphoer	Afrikaans	^[15]
2015	Carol Campbell	My Children Have Faces	English	^[16]
2014	Claire Robertson	The Spiral House	English	^[17]
2013	Ashraf Kagee	Khalil’s Journey	English	^[18]
2012	Yewande Omotoso	Bom Boy	English	^[19]
2012	S.J. Naudé	Alfabet van die voëls	Afrikaans	^[19]
2011	Sifiso Mzobe	Young Blood	English	^[20]
2010	Alistair Morgan	Sleeper’s Wake	English	^[21]
2009	Diale Tlholwe	Ancient Rites	English	^[23]

South_African_Literary_Awards_(SALA)

South African Literary Awards

Poet Laureate Prizes

National Poet Laureate Prize

Regional Poets Laureate Prize

K. Sello Duiker Memorial Award

Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award

Novel Award

Creative Non-Fiction Award

First-Time Published Author Award

Poetry Award

Children's Literature Award

Youth Literature Award

Literary Journalism Award

Literary Translators Award

Posthumous Literary Award

Chairperson's Literary Award

Lifetime Achievement Literary Award

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Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2021	Johann de Lange	Die meeste sterre is lankal dood	Afrikaans	^[10]
	Ayanda Billie	KwaNobuhle Overcast	English
	Babalwa Fatyi	Hlahl’indlela Nohombile	Xhosa
	Kgwadi Kgwadi	Ithuteng Mogolokwane	Tswana
	Nndanduleni Mulaudzi	Khonadzeo	Venda
	Tshepiso Makgoloane	Tša maAfrika	Sepedi
2020	Marlise Joubert	Grondwater	Afrikaans	^[11]
2020	Musawenkosi Khanyile	All the Places	English	^[11]
2019	Tony Ullyattfor	An Unobtrusive Vice	English	^[12]
	Nathan Trantraal	Alles het niet kom wôd	Afrikaans
	Ayanda Billie	Umhlaba umanzi	Xhosa
2018	Kelwyn Sole	Walking, Falling	English	^[26]
2017	Simphiwe Ali Nolutshungu	Iingcango Zentliziyo	Xhosa	^[14]
2017	Helen Moffett	Prunings	English	^[14]
2016	Gilbert Gibson	Vry	Afrikaans	^[15]
2016	Arja Salafranca	Beyond Touch	English	^[15]
2015	Charl-Pierre Naude	Al die lieflike dade	Afrikaans	^[16]
	Mangaliso Buzani	Ndisabhala Imibongo	Xhosa
	Bishop M.T. Makobe	Tsa Ngweding wa Letopanta	Sepedi
2014	Thandi Sliepen	The Turtle Dove Told Me	English	^[17]
2014	Themba Patrick Magaisa	Mihloti ya Tingana	Tsonga	^[17]
2013	Petra Muller	Om die gedagte van geel	Afrikaans	^[18]
2012	Ingrid de Kok	Other Signs	English	^[19]
2012	Johann Lodewyk Marais	Diorama	Afrikaans	^[19]
2011	Phillippa Yaa de Villiers	The Everyday Wife	English	^[20]
2010	BIshop M.T. Makobe	Kekeretsane tsa bokgwalwe/Hlaa tsa tokologo	Sepedi	^[21]
	Danie Marais	Al is die maan ‘n misverstand	Afrikaans
	Kobus Moolman	Separating the Seas	English
2009	Loftus Marais	Staan in die algemeen nader aan vensters	Afrikaans	^[22]
2009	Mxolisi Nyezwa	New Country	English	^[22]

Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2021	Andre Trantaal	Keegan & Samier: die sokkerfiasko	Afrikaans	^[10]
2020	Niki Daly	It's Jamela!	English	^[11]
2019	Lebohang Masango	Mpumi’s Magic Beads	English	^[12]
2018	Jaco Jacobs	Daar's nie 'n krokodil in hierdie boek nie Moenie hierdie boek eet nie	Afrikaans	^[13]
2018	Marilyn Honikman	There Should Have Been Five	English	^[13]

Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2021	Pamela Newham	The Boy and the Poacher’s Moon	English	^[10]
	Kobate John Sekele	Mararankodi mafelelo	Sepedi
	Sipho R. Kekezwa	Ubomi, ungancama!	Xhosa
2020	Trevor Noah	Born A Crime: Young Readers Edition	English	^[11]
2019	Sally Partridge	Mine	English	^[12]

Year	Winner	Language	Ref.
2021	Jean Meiring	Afrikaans
2020	Bongani Mavuso	Zulu	^[11]
2019	Jennifer Malec	English	^[12]
2019	Wamuwi Mbao	English	^[12]
2018	Sam Mathe	English	^[26]
2017	Don Makatile	English	^[14]
2017	Phakama Mbonamb	English	^[14]
2016	No award
2015	Michele Magwood	English	^[16]
2014	No award		^[29]
2013	No award		^[18]
2012	Jenny Crwys-Williams	English	^[30]
2011	Sabata-Mpho Mokae	English	^[20]
2010	Kevin Bloom	English	^[21]
2009	Karabo Kgoleng	English	^[22]
2009	Maureen Isaacson	English	^[22]
2008	No award		^[24]
2007	Victor Dlamini	English	^[25]
2007	Bongani Madondo	English	^[25]

Year	Winner	Work	Language	Ref.
2021	Jeff Opland and Peter T. Mtuze	Iimbali Zamandulo (1838-1910)	Xhosa to English	^[10]
2020	Refiloe Moahluli	YHEKE YANGA! Umdlali ka3 Toti uba yintshatsheli yeqakamba	English to Xhosa	^[11]
2019	Michiel Heyns	Red Dog (Buys by Willem Anker)	Afrikaans to English	^[12]
2018	Peter T. Mtuze and Jeff Opland	Umoya Wembongi: Collected Poems 1922-1935 (by John Solilo) Iziganeko Zesizwe: Occasional Poems 1900-1943 (by S.E.K. Mqhay)	Xhosa to English	^[5]
2017	Bridget Theron-Bushell	The Thirstland Trek: 1874-1881 (by Nicol Stassen)	Afrikaans to English	^[14]
	Jeff Opland, Wandile Kuse and Pamela Maseko	Isizwe Esinembali: Xhosa Histories and Poetry 1873-1888 (by William Wellington Gqoba)	Xhosa to English
	Jeff Opland and Pamela Maseko	Iimbali Zamanyange, Historical Poems (by D.L.P. Yali-Manisi)	Xhosa to English
2016	Leon de Kock and Karin Schimke	Flame in the Snow: The Love Letters of André Brink and Ingrid Jonker (by André Brink and Ingrid Jonker)	Afrikaans to English	^[15]
2015	Karen Press	Synapse (Mede-wete by Antjie Krog)	Afrikaans to English	^[16]
2014	Nhlanhla Maake	Malefane	Sesotho to English	^[17]
2013	Nhlanhla Maake	Letter to My Sister (Mangolo a nnake)	Sesotho to English	^[18]
2012	Francois Smith	David Kramer: ‘n biografie (by Dawid de Villiers and Mathilda Slabbert)	English to Afrikaans	^[19]
2011	Leon de Kock	Intimately Absent (Intieme afwesige by Cas Vos)	Afrikaans to English	^[20]
2010	No award			^[31]
2009	Dirk Winterbach and Ingrid Winterbach	The Book of Happenstance (Die boek van toeval en toeverlaat by Ingrid Winterbach)	Afrikaans to English	^[23]
2008	Chris van Wyk	A Place Called Vatmaar (Vatmaar by A.H.M. Scholtz)	Afrikaans to English	^[24]

Year	Winner	Language	Ref.
2023	Seetsele Modiri Molema , Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje – Morata Baabo		^[8]
2022	Gisela Ullyatt, Die waarheid oor duiwe	Afrikaans	^[9]
2021	No award		^[10]
2020	Makhokolotso Albertina Mokhomo	Sesotho	^[11]
2019	Cyril Lincoln Sibusiso Nyembezi	Zulu	^[12]
2018	Leon Roussow	Afrikaans	^[13]
2018	S.M. Mofokeng	Sotho	^[13]
2017	\|A!kunta, !Kabbo, ≠Kasin, Dia!kwain and \|Han≠kass’o	ǀXam, !Xun	^[14]
2016	T.T. Cloete	Afrikaans	^[15]
2016	Chris van Wyk	English	^[15]
2015	R.R.R. Dhlomo	English, Zulu	^[16]
2015	H.I.E. Dhlomo	English	^[16]
2014	Mbulelo Vizikhungo Mzamane	English	^[17]
2013	No award		^[18]
2012	No award		^[19]
2011	Jan Rabie	Afrikaans	^[20]
2010	Elizabeth Eybers	Afrikaans	^[21]
2010	Stephen Bantu Biko	English	^[21]
2009	Sol Plaatje	English	^[22]
	Etienne Leroux	Afrikaans
	W.K. Tamsanqa	Xhosa
2008	Dora Taylor	English	^[24]
	A.H.M. Scholtz	Afrikaans
	Sheila Cussons	Afrikaans
2007	Dalene Matthee	Afrikaans	^[25]
	Sipho Sepamla	English
	Phaswane Mpe	English
2006	James Moiloa	Sotho	^[32]
	Bessie Head	English
	Ingoapele Madingoane	English

Year	Winner	Language	Ref.
2023	Elinor Sisulu		^[8]
2022	Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang		^[11]
	Deela Khan
	Lebogang Mashil
2021	Ntogela Masilela	English	^[10]
2020	Recius Melato Malope	Tswana	^[11]
2020	Gubudla Aaron Malindzisa	Siswati	^[11]
2019	Lindiwe Mabuza	English	^[12]
2018	Peter Magubane	English	^[26]
2017	Christian Themba Msimang	Zulu	^[14]
2016	Gcina Mhlophe	English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa	^[15]
2015	Peter T. Mtuze	English
2014	Zakes Mda	English
2013	No award		^[18]
2012	B.W. Vilakazi	Zulu	^[19]
2011	K.P.D. Maphalla	Sotho	^[33]
2011	Nkadimeng Leutsoa	Sotho	^[33]
2010	S.E.K. Mqhayi	Xhosa	^[21]

Year	Winner	Language	Ref.
2021	Lefifi Tladi	English	^[10]
2020	No award		^[11]
2019	Louise Smit	English, Afrikaans	^[12]
2019	C.T.D. Marivate	Tsonga	^[12]
2018	Hermann Giliomee	English, Afrikaans	^[26]
2018	Ronnie Kasrils	English	^[26]
2017	Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa	English	^[14]
	Aletta Matshediso Motimele	Sepedi
	Etienne van Heerden	Afrikaans
2016	Ingrid Winterbach	Afrikaans	^[15]
2016	Johan Lenake	Southern Sotho	^[15]
2015	Antjie Krog	Afrikaans	^[16]
2015	Achmat Dangor	English	^[16]
2014	Nuruddin Farah	English	^[17]
2014	Njabulo Ndebele	English	^[17]
2013	P.G. du Plessis	Afrikaans	^[34]
2012	Ndivhudzannyi Emelina Sigogo	Venda	^[30]
2011	Chris Barnard	Afrikaans	^[20]
2010	Mary Misaveni Mabuza	Tsonga	^[21]
	Hennie Aucamp	Afrikaans
	Mandla Langa	English
	Zakes Mda	English
	Peter Horn	English
	Marguerite Poland	English
	David Robbins	English
2009	Abraham de Vries	Afrikaans	^[22]
2009	Matthew J. Mngadi	Zulu	^[22]
2008	D.M. Modise	Sotho	^[24]^[35]
	W.M.R. Sigwavhulimu	Venda
	Elsa Joubert	Afrikaans
	Adam Small	Afrikaans
	Wilma Stockenström	Afrikaans
	Luli Callinicos	English
	Miriam Makeba	Swahili, Xhosa, Sotho
	Patrick Cullinan	English
2007	Mafika Gwala	English	^[25]
	Max Makisi Marhanele	English
	Felix Thuketana	Tsonga
	Stephen Gray	English
	Gladys Thomas	English
	Ahmed Essop	English
	Mbuyiseni Mtshali	English
	Athol Fugard	English
	Mongane Serote	English
	Sindiwe Magona	Xhosa
2006	Ephraim Lesoro	Sotho	^[32]
	Toek Blignaut	Afrikaans
	D.B.Z. Ntuli	Zulu
	Lauretta Ngcobo	Tsonga
	Ronnie Govender	English
	André Brink	English
	Peter Abrahams	English
	Lewis Nkosi	English
	Don Mattera	English
	Karel Schoeman	Afrikaans
2005	Es’kia Mphahlele	English	^[36]
	Noni Jabavu	English
	Ellen Kuzwayo	English
	Nadine Gordimer	English
	Denis Brutus	English
	James Matthews	English
	T.N. Maumela	Venda
	Miriam Tlali	English
	E.S. Madima	Venda
	Modikwe Dikobe	English