Zakes Mda Shortlisted for the 2016 Booksellers’ Choice Award

Congratulations to PEN SA member Zakes Mda, whose novel Little Suns has been shortlisted for The South African Booksellers Association’s 2016 Booksellers’ Choice Award.

PEN SA Student Writing Prize judge Panashe Chigumadzi has also been shortlisted for her novel, Sweet Medicine.

The R20 000 prize is given to the title that South Africa’s booksellers most enjoyed reading, promoting and selling. Recent winners include Marguerite Poland, Tim Noakes, Frank Chikane, Deon Meyer, Alex Smith, John van de Ruit, Peter Harris and Jake White.

See the full shortlist on Books LIVE

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