Tag: South African Literary Awards
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Wally Mongane Serote is South African Poet Laureate.
Wally Mongane Serote has been announced as the new South African Poet Laureate taking over a role that was previously filled by the late Keorapetse Kgositsile. The announcement was made at the South African Literary Awards on November 6, 2018. A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically…
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Winners at South African Literary Awards 2015 announced
The best writers in South Africa this year were feted at the South African literary awards 2015 on Saturday night. The event was a gala event at the Tshwane Events Centre on 7th November. Writers in different categories including first-time published writer, literary translation, poetry, creative nonfiction, and more. The full list of winners includes;
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South African Literary Awards 2015 nominees announced
Celebrating 10 years of growth and exhilarating success, the South African Literary Awards (SALA) will honour over 10 South African authors at a celebratory awards ceremony to be held at Tshwane Events Centre, Tshwane, Gauteng Province on November 7, 2015. The awards given are the Poetry Award, Literary Translators Award, Lifetime Achievement Literary Award, Posthumous…