Media24 Books Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2019) Winner
Niq Mhlongo
ニク・ムロング
Niq Mhlongo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1973 （Midway-Chiawelo, Soweto, South Africa）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Soweto → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, editor, writer, educator
- Active Years
- 2004-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malenga High School | — | — | Matric | 1990-1991 | South Africa |
| University of the Witwatersrand | — | African literature and political studies | BA | 1992-1996 | South Africa |
| University of Cape Town | — | Law | — | 1998-2000 | South Africa |
Malenga High School
Degree:
Matric
Period:
1990-1991
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
South Africa
Limpopo Province
University of the Witwatersrand
African literature and political studies
Degree:
BA
Period:
1992-1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
South Africa
University of Cape Town
Law
Period:
1998-2000
Country:
South Africa
Discontinued in 2000
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | La Mar de Letras | Dog Eat Dog | — | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award | Soweto, Under The Apricot Tree | — | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Media24 Books Literary Prize: Herman Charles Bosman Prize | Soweto, Under The Apricot Tree | — | Media24 | Winner |
| 2021 | National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences Awards (HSS Awards) | Joburg Noir | Best Fiction Edited Volume | — | Winner |
| 2022 | HSS Awards | Hauntings | Best Fiction Edited Volume | — | Winner |
La Mar de Letras
2006
Work:
Dog Eat Dog
Result:
Winner
Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award
2019
Work:
Soweto, Under The Apricot Tree
Result:
Winner
Media24 Books Literary Prize: Herman Charles Bosman Prize
2019
Work:
Soweto, Under The Apricot Tree
Organization:
Media24
Result:
Winner
National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences Awards (HSS Awards)
2021
Work:
Joburg Noir
Category:
Best Fiction Edited Volume
Result:
Winner
HSS Awards
2022
Work:
Hauntings
Category:
Best Fiction Edited Volume
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
South African Literary Awards (SALA)
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Dog Eat Dog
2004 NovelA novel set in post-apartheid Soweto
post-apartheidSoweto
Translations
- Spanish
- German
- French
- Dutch
- Italian
After Tears
2007 Novel
post-apartheid
Way Back Home
2013 Novel
Soweto
Bibliography
- Dog Eat Dog (Kwela, 2004)
- After Tears (Kwela, 2007)
- Way Back Home (Kwela, 2013)
- Affluenza (Kwela, 2016)
- Soweto, Under The Apricot Tree (Kwela, 2018)
- Black Tax (Jonathan Ball, 2019)
- Paradise in Gaza (Kwela, 2020)
- Joburg Noir (Jacana, 2020)
- Hauntings (Jacana, 2021)
- For You, I'd Steal a Goat (Kwela, 2022)
- The City is Mine (Kwela, 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Soweto dialecthigh-spirited and irreverent
- Recurring Motifs
- SowetoXenophobiapost-apartheid
Legacy
one of the most high-spirited and irreverent new voices of South Africa's post-apartheid literary scene