Sunday Times Literary Awards 2015
The Sunday Times Literary Awards was held at Summer Place in Johannesburg this weekend. Celebrating literary excellence, Jacob Dlamini and acclaimed fiction writer Damon Galgut were awarded top honours receiving the Alan Paton Award and the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize.
Jacob Dlamini received the prestigious Alan Paton Award for his book Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-Apartheid Struggle (Jacana Media), a considered examination of South Africa after 20 years of democracy. Damon Galgut was awarded the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize for his novel, Arctic Summer.