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Two Penguin Authors short listed for the UJ Literary Prize |
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 Penguin books is thrilled to announce that Damon Galgut's The Impostor has been shortlisted for the UJ Literary Prize in the Main Prize category.
 Lauren Liebenberg's The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam has been shorlisted in the Debut Prize category.
Some of the most exciting names in South African literature are on the shortlist for the UJ Prizes for Creative Writing in English. The shortlist has been compiled from 60 submitted works.
The panel of seven adjudicators has agreed on a shortlist of possible winners:
Main Prize:
Damon Galgut – The Impostor
Michiel Heyns – Bodies Politic
Jonny Steinberg – Three Letter Plague
Finuala Dowling – Notes from the Dementia Ward
Debut Prize:
Peter Harris – In a Different Time
Chris Marnewick – Shephards and Butchers
Lauren Liebenberg – The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam
These works have been well received by critics. The prize winners will be announced within the next two weeks and the prizes will be presented at a gala ceremony later in the year.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In 2006, the University of Johannesburg instituted two prizes for Creative Writing in English:
The UJ Prize for the best creative work in English; and
The UJ Prize for the best creative debut work in English.
The value of the prizes is:
The UJ Prize for the best creative work in English; andThe UJ Prize for the best creative debut work in English.The UJ Prize: R50 000
The UJ Debut Prize: R10 000
Requirements:
The UJ Prize is awarded to the writer of the best original creative work in English published in the previous calendar year. The UJ Debut Prize is awarded to the writer of the best original creative debut work in English published in the previous calendar year.
The prize-winners will be announced in June and the prizes awarded later in the year.
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