Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards
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2007 Drama Competition 2006 Youth Novel Competition 2009 MML LITERATURE AWARDS WINNER AND FINALISTS
2008 MML LITERATURE AWARDS WINNER AND FINALISTS |
About the Drama Competition
The Maskew Miller Longman's second Literature Award competition launched in January 2007 focussed on the genre of drama and like the inaugural competition gave equal weighting to all official South African languages. We invited entries for original and unpublished drama manuscripts aimed at readers between the ages of 15 - 18 years. To assist writers with their entries we invited Prof. Roy Sargent,one of South Africa's most respected drama consultants, director of the Artscape New Writing Programme and producer of the annual Artscape Spring Drama Seasons, to host half-day drama workshops in all provinces. The official closing date for the competition was 31 July 2007.
Total prize money up for grabs was R150 000 and winners stand a chance of having their plays produced and staged by the Artscape New Writing Programme and the Siyasanga Cape Town Theatre Company.
Twelve prizes were awarded in the following nine language categories:
Sepedi English Afrikaans Xitsonga IsiXhosa Sesotho IsiZulu Setswana Tshivenda |
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The 2007 Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards for Youth Novels
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About the Youth Novel Competition The 11-language Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards came to a celebratory high point at The Westcliff Hotel in Johannesburg on the 27th of September, when the winners of the youth novel competition were announced. Cheryl Carolus, Patron of the Awards, said that she was honoured to be involved in this important new initiative which is making such a substantial contribution to the development of literacy among South Africa's teenagers and young adults. Fathima Dada, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Maskew Miller Longman, welcomed guests, who had braved the stormy conditions to celebrate and honour the authors and their exciting new novels. Among the distinguished guests were senior National Department of Education officials, leading academics, members of PANSALB and the National Library Services. Ms Dada explained that this literature award stands out in its commitment to the development of writing in all South Africa's official languages. The judges, all prominent South African literary figures, awarded 14 prizes in 7 languages. Cheryl Carolus gave a heartwarming and inspiring address in which she encouraged the writers to continue to tell stories in their own language. She urged the guests to support these new literary works, and called on corporate South Africa to create opportunities to promote and nurture proudly South African literature. Jane Bursey, MD of Maskew Miller Longman Schools, closed the landmark event by paying special tribute to the many writers who entered the competition and particularly to the talent and commitment of the runners-up and winners. |
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Winners and Runners-up of the Youth Novel Competition
Sepedi English Afrikaans Xitsonga IsiZulu Setswana Tshivenda
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