M-Net Literary Awards

M-Net Literary Awards (1991–2013) was a South African literary award. It was established in 1991 by M-Net (Electronic Media Network), a South African television station. It was among South Africa's most prestigious literary honours. The prize was created to encourage the writing of quality novels by South African authors in one of South Africa's 11 official languages. The award was suspended indefinitely after the 2013 season.[1]

Winners received a prize of R50,000 beginning in 2011, up from R30,000 in previous years.[2] M-Net also had a film category, which offered a prize for a novel showing the greatest promise for translation into a visual medium.[2] Until 2010, the Awards were awarded at the same function as the Media24 Books Literary Awards (then called the Via Afrika Awards), which are ongoing. [3]

Award winners
2013

The 2013 M-Net Literary Awards were announced at a ceremony at The Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg on 20 September.[4]

  • English category: 'The Institute for Taxi Poetry' by Imraan Coovadia (Umuzi)
  • Afrikaans category: 'Die aanspraak van lewende wesens' by Ingrid Winterbach (Human & Rousseau)
  • African Languages category: 'Bayeza Abanqobi' by Matthew Jabulani Mngadi (Indwa Publishers)
  • African Languages category (Setwana): 'Ga Ke Modisa' by Sabata-mpho Mokae (Geko Publishers)
  • African Languages category (Ndebele): 'Inzinto Zyaphenduka' by July Innocent Mtsweni (Pelmo)
  • African Languages category (Tshivenda): 'Mbofho dza Malofha' by NM Mphaphuli (Scorpion Publishers)
  • Film category: 'Ga Ke Modisa' by Sabata-mpho Mokae (Geko Publishers) and 'Onse Vaders' by Karin Brynard
  • Debut Award: 'The Book of War' by James Whyle (Jacana Media) and 'Leqotjane' by SJ Gambu (Scorpion Publishers)
2012

The winners were announced at an event at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg in October 2012.[5]

  • English category: 'Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart' by Finuala Dowling (Kwela)
  • Afrikaans category: 'Sirkusboere' by Sonja Loots (Tafelberg)
  • African Languages category (Sesotho): 'Manong a lapile' by N Maake (Ekaam Publishers)
  • African Languages category (Tshivenda): 'Murunzi wa Vhutshilo' by Takalani Mbedzi (Bard Publishers)
  • African Languages category (Sepedi): 'Tšhweu ya ditsebe' by Herbert Lentsoane
  • Film category: '7 Dae' by Deon Meyer (Human & Rousseau)
2011

In 2011, 95 novels, published between January and December 2010, were submitted for consideration in the various award categories. The winners were celebrated at a gala event in Cape Town.[2]

  • English category: 'Double Negative' by Ivan Vladislavic (Umuzi)
  • Afrikaans category: 'Die Benederyk' by Ingrid Winterbach (Human & Rousseau)
  • Nguni category: 'Inkululeko Isentabeni' by Ncedile Saule (Hibbard Publishers)
  • Sesotho category: 'Lehutso' by KJ Sekele (Hibbard Publishers)
  • Film category: 'Happiness is a Four-letter Word' by Cynthia Jele (Kwela)
2010

The 2010 M-Net Literary and Film Awards, which previously had been held at the same function as the Via Afrika Awards, were announced separately for the first time this year.[6]

  • English category: 'Small Moving Parts' by Sally-Ann Murray (Kwela)
  • Afrikaans category: 'Santa Gamka' by Eben Venter (Tafelberg)
  • Nguni category: 'Iingada Zibuyile Endle' (Wild cats have come home) by P. Mtuze (Vivlia)
  • Sepedi/Sesotho category: 'Ga di Mphelele' (Let them live for me) by M.S. Machitela (Lingua Franca)
  • Film category: 'Plaasmoord' by Karin Brynard (Human & Rousseau)
2009

The 2009 M-Net Literary Awards were announced at a ceremony in Camps Bay, Cape Town. For the first time this year, a "Film" award was given for a novel that could potentially become a film on M-Net.[7]

  • English category: 'The Rowing Lesson' by Anne Landsman
  • Afrikaans category: '30 nagte in Amsterdam' by Etienne van Heerden
  • African languages (Sepedi/Sesotho): 'Babuši ba Lehono (Today's Leaders)' by Mathethe Molope
  • African languages (Tshivenda): 'Nne na inwi (You and Me)' by Tsireledzo Mushoma
  • Film category: '13 Uur' by Deon Meyer
2008
2007
2006
  • Non-fiction Recht Malan Prize: 'The Dirty Work of Democracy' by Antony Altbeker
2005
  • Life Achievement Award: Prof Mazisi Kunene
  • Nguni category:
    • Fiction: 'Isiqalo Esisha (A new beginning)' by SD Khumalo
    • Poetry: 'Intathakusa' by C Nyanda and JJ Thwala
2004

2003

2002
2001[8]
  • English category: 'David's Story' by Zoe Wicomb
  • Afrikaans category: 'Die Swye van Mario Salviati' by Etienne van Heerden
  • Nguni category: 'Ifa Ngukufa' by MJ Mngadi
  • Sesotho languages category: 'Njeng manong fa ke sule! (Devour me, vultures, when I'm dead!)' by Kabelo Duncan Kgatea
  • Tshivenda: 'Tshi do Lilwa' by N Phaswana
  • Tsonga: 'Mbilu ya Wanuna' by NB Mkhari
2000
1999

1998

1997

• English category: 'Ways of Dying' by Zakes Mda

1996

• English category 'The smell of apples' by Mark Behr

1995

• English category: 'Boikie, you better believe it', by Dianne Hofmeyr (published by Tafelberg)

1994

• Afrikaans category: 'Karolina Ferreira' by Lettie Viljoen (pseudonym of Ingrid Winterbach).

1993

• English category: 'Maasai dreaming' by Justin Cartwright

1992

• English category: 'The man who snarled at flowers' by Tony Spencer-Smith (published by Tafelberg) [9] [10]

1991

• English category: 'A cageful of Butterflies' by Leslie Beake (published by Maskew Miller Longman) [11]

See also

References
  1. Carolyn (6 January 2014). "M-Net Literary Awards Suspended Indefinitely". Books LIVE. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. "The 2011 M-Net Literary Awards Winners" Archived 2 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Books LIVE. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. "The 2010 M-Net Literary Awards Winners". Books LIVE. Retrieved June 09, 2013.
  4. Carolyn (20 September 2013). "The 2013 M-Net Literary Awards Winners". Books LIVE. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. Carolyn (19 October 2012). "The 2012 M-Net Literary Awards Winners". Books LIVE. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  6. "The 2010 M-Net Literary Awards Winners". Books LIVE. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  7. "2009 M-Net Literary Award Winners". Books LIVE. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  8. "Wicomb takes M-Net Prize". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  9. Allen Ruth, Children's book prizes: an evaluation and history of major awards for children's books in the English-speaking world, Routledge (2019) Page 176
  10. Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English, Volume 1, edited by Eugene Benson, L.W. Conolly, first published by Routledge 1994, second edition 2005
  11. Allen Ruth, Children's book prizes: an evaluation and history of major awards for children's books in the English-speaking world, Routledge (2019) Page 176


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