Olive Schreiner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1989) Winner
Kelwyn Sole
ケルウィン・ソール
Kelwyn Sole
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951 （Johannesburg, South Africa）
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Johannesburg, South Africa → Kanye, Botswana → Windhoek, Namibia → Johannesburg, South Africa → Cape Town, South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, academic
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- University of Cape Town
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Witwatersrand | — | English | Honours in English | — | South Africa |
| University of London | — | School of Oriental and African Studies | MA | — | United Kingdom |
| — | — | South African Black Consciousness Movement | PhD | — | South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand
English
Degree:
Honours in English
Country:
South Africa
University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
—
South African Black Consciousness Movement
Degree:
PhD
Country:
South Africa
Completed in Johannesburg
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DALRO Award | — | Poetry | — | co-winner |
| 2018 | South African Literary Award (SALA) | — | Poetry | — | Winner |
| 2012 | Thomas Pringle Award | — | Poetry | English Academy of Southern Africa | Winner |
| 2001 | University of Cape Town (Faculty of Humanities) Merit Award | — | — | University of Cape Town | Winner |
| 1999 | International Merit Award | — | Poetry | Atlanta Review | Winner |
| 1998 | Thomas Pringle Award | — | Best Literary Article | English Academy of Southern Africa | Winner |
| 1994 | Sydney Clouts Prize | — | Poetry | — | Winner |
| 1991 | Hugh MacDiarmid Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1989 | Olive Schreiner Prize | — | Poetry | — | Winner |
DALRO Award
2020
Category:
Poetry
Result:
co-winner
South African Literary Award (SALA)
2018
Category:
Poetry
Result:
Winner
Thomas Pringle Award
2012
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
English Academy of Southern Africa
Result:
Winner
University of Cape Town (Faculty of Humanities) Merit Award
2001
Organization:
University of Cape Town
Result:
Winner
International Merit Award
1999
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Atlanta Review
Result:
Winner
Thomas Pringle Award
1998
Category:
Best Literary Article
Organization:
English Academy of Southern Africa
Result:
Winner
Sydney Clouts Prize
1994
Category:
Poetry
Result:
Winner
Hugh MacDiarmid Prize
1991
Result:
Winner
Olive Schreiner Prize
1989
Category:
Poetry
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Thomas Pringle Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 34 (1998) Winner
-
Edition 47 (2011) Winner
South African Literary Awards (SALA)
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Blood of Our Silence
1988 PoetryProjections in the Past Tense
1992 PoetryLove That is Night
1998 PoetryMirror and Water Gazing
2001 PoetryLand Dreaming
2006 PoetryAbsent Tongues
2012 PoetryWalking, Falling
2017 PoetryBibliography
- The Blood of Our Silence, Ravan, Johannesburg, 1988
- Projections in the Past Tense, Ravan, Johannesburg, 1992
- Love That is Night, Gecko, Durban, 1998
- Mirror and Water Gazing, Gecko, Durban, 2001
- Land Dreaming, University of Kwazulu-Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg, 2006
- Absent Tongues, Hands-On Books, Cape Town, 2012
- Walking, Falling, Deep South, 2017
Legacy
Kelwyn Sole is a prominent South African poet and academic who has published numerous poetry anthologies and won several literary awards.