Percy FitzPatrick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2014) Winner
Kagiso Lesego Molope
カギソ・レセゴ・モロペ
Kagiso Lesego Molope
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- South Africa
- Nationality
- South Africa, Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South Africa (birthplace and raised) → Canada (Ottawa, moved at age 21)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
- Nominations
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee (2021), Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee (2022), Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee (2023), Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee (2024)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
| Carleton University | — | English Literature | Master's degree | — | Canada |
University of Cape Town
Country:
South Africa
Graduated before moving to Canada.
Carleton University
English Literature
Degree:
Master's degree
Country:
Canada
Obtained masters degree in English Literature.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Percy FitzPatrick Award | This Book Betrays My Brother | — | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Ottawa Book Award | This Book Betrays My Brother | — | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award | Such a Lovely, Lonely Road | — | — | Winner |
Percy FitzPatrick Award
2014
Work:
This Book Betrays My Brother
Result:
Winner
Ottawa Book Award
2019
Work:
This Book Betrays My Brother
Result:
Winner
Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award
2019
Work:
Such a Lovely, Lonely Road
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dancing in the Dust
2002 NovelThe Mending Season
2005 NovelThis Book Betrays My Brother
2018 NovelSuch a Lonely Lovely Road
2018 NovelMaya Angelou: Black Woman Rising
2019 PlayPlay performed by Nordic Black Theatre (2019-2023).
Bibliography
- Dancing in the Dust (2002)
- The Mending Season (2005)
- This Book Betrays My Brother (2018)
- Such a Lonely Lovely Road (2018)
- Maya Angelou: Black Woman Rising (2019-2023)
Legacy
Indigenous South African-Canadian novelist and playwright. First Black author to win the Percy FitzPatrick Award and Ottawa Book Award.
In Popular Culture
- In 2024, at the Writers' Trust Politics and Pen Gala, gave a speech on Gaza and was escorted out by security.
Trivia
- Indigenous South African origin.
- First novel by an Indigenous South African author on the IBBY List: Dancing in the Dust.
- Fifth novel We Inherit the Fire acquired world rights by McClelland & Stewart.
- In May 2024, booed and escorted out of Writers' Trust gala after speech on Gaza.