The 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award has been awarded to the South African writer Resoketswe Manenzhe for her novel manuscript Scatterlings. Resoketswe will receive a R35,000 cash prize and book publication by Jacana Media. The title would be available in September 2020. Jennifer Malec, the South African editor and a judge for the Award, stated […]
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The 2018 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award Shortlist
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) has announced a three-manuscript shortlist for the R35,000 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award: Legacy of a Rain Queen – The Eagle’s Martial by Sophia Tao Not to Mention by Vivian de Klerk The Mourning Bird by Mubanga Kalimamukwento Submissions were judged blind by a panel comprising: creative writing professor David Medalie, author […]
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