AWARD WINNERS

2025

Hertzog Prize for Prose
Winner
Nigeria Prize for Literature Longlist
Sunday Times Literary Awards Longlist
Sunday Times Literary Awards Longlist
Sunday Times Literary Awards Longlist
Sunday Times Literary Awards Longlist
Sunday Times Literary Awards Longlist

2024

HSS Award for Best Fiction Novel
Winner
SALA Award for Best Novel & Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Alan Paton Sunday Times Non-Fiction Award
Winner
SALA Award for Best Novel & Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
SALA Award for Best Novel Longlist
& Sunday Times Fiction Prize Shortlist
SALA Creative Non-fiction, Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards Non-Fiction Prize & Sunday Times Alan Paton Non-Fiction Award Longlist
KykNET-Rapport Prize
Shortlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
& SALA Literary Translators Award
Shortlist
SALA Creative Non-Fiction Award
Longlist
& Sunday Times Alan Paton Non-Fiction Prize Shortlist
SALA Award for Best Novel & Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
SALA First-time Published Author Prize Longlist
SALA Prize for Best Novel Longlist
SALA Award for Best Novel & Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
SALA k. Sello Duiker Memorial Award
Longlist
& Sunday Times Fiction Prize Shortlist
Sunday Times Alan Paton Non-Fiction Prize
Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction
Longlist
SALA Novel Award Shortlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize &
Longlist

2023

Aurealis Awards for Best Horror Novel
Winner
SALA Youth Literature Award
Winner
& Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
SALA First-Time Published Award
Winner
& Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
SALA for Best Novel
Longlist
& Sunday Times Fiction Prize Shortlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist

2022

Sunday Times Fiction Prize Winner
Sunday Times Non-Fiction Prize
Winner
SALA Youth Literature Award Winner
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction
Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Nommo Award Best Novel Nominee
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
SALA First-Time Published Award
Shortlist
& Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction
Longlist

2020-2021

SALA Novel Award
Winner Humanities and Social Sciences Award
Winner
& Sunday Times Fiction Prize
Longlist
Nigeria Prize for Literature Winner
SpriNg Prize Winner
Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist
Sunday Times CNA Fiction Prize Winner
& Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Shortlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award
Shortlist
& Barry Ronge Fiction Prize Nominee Shortlist
Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction
Longlist
SA Book Awards / Adult Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for Non- Fiction Prize
Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Fiction Prize Longlist
Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction
Shortlist

2018-2019

Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize Winner
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award for Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Winner
Sharjah International Book Fair / Best International Fiction Book Award for her Debut Novel
Winner
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Dinaane Debut Fiction Award Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
&9mobile Prize for African Literature Longlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Longlist
Alan Paton Award
Longlist
Alan Paton Award
Longlist

2009-2017

Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
& SALA First-Time Published Author Award Winner
Penguin Prize / African Writing for Fiction Winner
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Alan Paton Award
Shortlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Shortlist
Herman Charles Bosman Prize
Shortlist
Sanlam Prize Youth Literature
& MER Prize for Youth Literature
Shortlist
The Etisalat Prize for African Literature
Longlist
Maskew Miller Longman Youth Literature Award
Winner
 Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Longlist
Sunday Times CNA Literary Award / Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
Longlist
Alan Paton Award for Non-Fiction 
& Olive Schreiner Prize for Literature
Longlist
The Etisalat Prize for Literature Longlist