South African Literary Awards (SALA)
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Edition 8 (2012) Winner
Yewande Omotoso
イェワンデ・オモトソ
Yewande Omotoso
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980 （Bridgetown, Barbados）
- Nationality
- Barbadian, Nigerian, South African
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bridgetown, Barbados (birth) → Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria (until 1992) → Johannesburg, South Africa (1992–present)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, architect, designer
- Active Years
- 2011-2024
- Affiliations
- PEN South Africa (board member, vice president 2019-2024)
- Memberships
- PEN South Africa
- Influenced By
- Kole Omotoso
- Nominations
- Sunday Times Fiction Prize shortlist (Bom Boy), M-Net Literary Awards 2012 shortlist (Bom Boy), Etisalat Prize for Literature 2013 runner-up (Bom Boy), Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2017 longlist (The Woman Next Door), Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Prize 2017 shortlist, International Dublin Literary Award 2018 shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | — | Architecture | — | — | South Africa |
| University of Cape Town | — | Creative Writing | Master's degree | — | South Africa |
University of Cape Town
Architecture
Country:
South Africa
University of Cape Town
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master's degree
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | South African Literary Award | Bom Boy | First-Time Published Author | — | winner |
| 2014 | Miles Morland Scholarship | — | — | — | recipient |
South African Literary Award
2012
Work:
Bom Boy
Category:
First-Time Published Author
Result:
winner
Miles Morland Scholarship
2014
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bom Boy
2011 novelDebut novel published by Modjaji Books.
identityfamily
The Woman Next Door
2016 novelA charming tale of two elderly neighboring women, one Black and one white, who form an unlikely friendship after years of animosity in post-apartheid Cape Town.
racial relationsfriendshipimmigrant experience
An Unusual Grief
2022 novelBibliography
- Bom Boy (2011)
- The Woman Next Door (2016)
- An Unusual Grief (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fresh voiceadept at evoking personal details and psychological insights
- Recurring Motifs
- racial relationsmulticultural identityfemale friendship
Legacy
Barbados-born, Nigeria-raised, South Africa-based novelist acclaimed internationally for her explorations of race, identity, and post-apartheid society.
Trivia
- Daughter of Nigerian writer Kole Omotoso.
- Sister of filmmaker Akin Omotoso.
- Known in some circles for her creative use of emojis such as the aptly named juju mask.