Noma Award for Publishing in Africa

The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa (French:Le Prix Noma de Publication en Afrique) is a $10,000 prize for outstanding African writers and scholars who publish in Africa. Established in 1979, the award is annual and given to any new book published in three categories: literature, juvenile and scholarly. The award is sponsored by Kodansha Ltd, Japan and presented under the auspices of UNESCO. Books are admissible in any of the languages of Africa, both local and European.

Winners

• 1980: Une Si Longue Lettre by Mariama Bâ
• 1981: Health Education for the Community by Felix C. Adi
• 1982: The Brassman’s Secret by Meshack Asare
• 1983: Criminal Procedure in Ghana by Austin N.E. Amissah
• 1984: Mesandiki wa Mau Mau Ithaamirio-in [prison memoirs in Gikuyu] by Gakaara wa Wanjau, Fools and other stories by Njabulo Ndebele
• 1985: La Trahison de Marianne by Bernard Nanga
• 1986: Sobreviver em Tarrafal de Santiago [poetry] by António Jacinto
• 1987: Villes de Côte d’Ivoire, 1893-1940 by Pierre Kipré
• 1988: Working Life. Factoris, Townships, and Popular Culture on the Rand, 1886-1940 by Luli Callinicos
• 1989: Bones by Chenjerai Hove
• 1990: Uprooting Poverty: The South African Challenge by Francis Wilson & Mamphela Ramphele
• 1991: Waiting Laughters [poetry] by Niyi Osundare
• 1992: A comme Algériennes by Souad Khodja; One Day, Long Ago. More Stories from a Shona Childhood by Charles Mungoshi, illustrated by Luke Toronga
• 1993: Third World Express by Mongane Wally Serote
• 1994: A Modern Economic History of Africa. Volume 1: The Nineteenth Century (Dakar: CODESRIA, 1993)
• 1995: Triomf by Marlene van Niekerk
• 1996: Destins paralleles by Kitia Toure
• 1997: Mfantsipim and the Making of Ghana: A Centenary History, 1876-1976 by A. Adu Boahen
• 1998: The Politics of Liberation in South Sudan: An Insider's View by Peter Adwok Nyaba
• 1999: L'interpretation des reves dans la region Senegambienne. Suivi de la clef des songes de la Senegambie de l'Egypte pharaonique et de la tradition islamique by Djibril Samb.^[1]
• 2000: Ufundishaji wa Fasihi: Nadharia na Mbinu by Kimani Njogu & Rocha Chimera
• 2001: Odun Ifa/Ifa Festival by Abosede Emanuel
• 2002: The Arabic Novel: Bibliography and Critical Introduction, 1865-1995 by Hamdi Sakkut
• 2003: Walter and Albertina Sisulu. In Our Lifetime by Elinor Sisulu
• 2004: In 2004 the jury decided not to select a winner, but did give four titles Honourable Mention:
  • The Cry of Winnie Mandela by Njabulo Ndebele
  • The Plays of Miracle and Wonder by Brett Bailey
  • Lanre and the Queen of the Stream by Tunde Lawal-Solarin
  • A Dictionary of Yoruba Personal Names by Adeboye Babalola & Olugboyega Alaba
• 2005: La mémoire amputée by Werewere Liking
• 2006: In a Ribbon of Rhythm by Lebogang Mashile
• 2007: Strife by Shimmer Chinodya
• 2008: Beginnings of a Dream by Zachariah Rapola
• 2009: Lawless and Other Stories by Sefi Atta

References

1. ^ Mots Pluriels: acceptance speech

External links

• Noma Award Site

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