Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards 2010 shortlist Promoting indigenous literature Maskew Miller Longman is delighted to announce the shortlist of its Literature Awards 2010 for Children’s Stories in all official languages. The competition is now in its fourth year and has grown exponentially. Maskew Miller Longman places great emphasis on developing new writers and promoting indigenous literature. The Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards is the only competition to call for entries in all official languages. To assist new writers in creating stories they could enter in the competition, Maskew Miller Longman ran workshops in several provinces presented by prominent writer Rachelle Greef. The judges of the Literature Awards 2010 include well-known writers and literary experts such as Niki Daly, Sindiwe Magona and Marita van der Vyfer. The shortlisted finalists are (in no particular order): - Carina Diedericks-Hugo - Jelleke Wierenga - Gail Smith - Pamela Newham - Sivuyile Mazantsi - Norman Mahlanya - Conny Lubisi - Lizette Duvenage - Dale Blankenaar

About the Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards Each year Maskew Miller Longman runs an award for writing in all South Africa’s official languages. The award aims to stimulate the further development of literature in all the eleven official South African languages. It is the only competition that gives equal weighting to all eleven official languages. Past judges of the awards include well-known names such as Andre Brink, John Kani, Sihawukele Ngubane, Andries Oliphant, Ncedile Saule and Riana Scheepers. The annual awards have gone from strength to strength, with over 800 entries received for the 2009 Award: Short Stories. The winners of the 2009 Award: Short Stories were announced at the Cape Town Book Fair in June 2009. The calibre of the competition was underscored by two of the inaugural 2007 Maskew Miller Longman Literature Award winners, Conny Lubisi and Mafori Charles Mphahlele, winning the 2008 MNet Awards for their novels and another winner, H. R. Tshianane, garnering an honorable mention. View past winners and finalists: 2009 Short Stories   2008 Drama    2007 Youth Novels