Alert! The winners of the 2009 M-Net Literary Awards have been announced. Each prize is worth R30 000; I’m bringing you the news direct from the events cermony in Camps Bay, Cape Town.
The winners:
English
Anne Landsman for The Rowing Lesson
Afrikaans
Etienne van Heerden for 30 nagte in Amsterdam
African languages – Sepedi/Sesotho
Mathethe Molope Babuši ba Lehono (Today’s Leaders)
African languages – Tshivenda
Tsireledzo Mushoma for Nne na inwi (You and Me)
M-Net Film Award
NB: this is the first year this award has been given, and is for a novel that could potentially become a film on M-Net.
Deon Meyer for 13 Uur
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June 14th, 2009 @00:57 #
Yay! Thrilled for Anne, and absolutely over the moon and stars and into the next galaxy for Tsireledzo (creator of "Lulu"). Mazel tov to the rest, too!
June 14th, 2009 @21:40 #
CONGRATULATIONS to Tsiriledzo, creator of *ahem* Cherie (Lulu who?). That news has really made my day. Go girl!