Sifiso Mzobe

Sifiso Mzobe is a South African author.^[1][2][3] His debut novel Young Blood (2010) won a number of awards, including the 2012 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, and was also listed in the Sunday Independent′s Top Ten Books of 2010.^[4]

Mzobe was born and grew up in the Durban township of Umlazi. He attended St Francis College in Mariannhill, then studied Journalism at Damelin Business Campus in Durban.^[5] He has worked for community newspapers and as a freelance journalist.

Awards and honours

• 2011 Herman Charles Bosman Prize, Young Blood ^[6]
• 2011 The Sunday Times Fiction Prize, Young Blood^[7][8]
• 2011 South African Literary Award for a First-Time Published Author^[9]
• 2012 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, Young Blood^{[10][11][12][13]}

References

1. "Sifiso Mzobe". Edinburgh International Book Festival. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. Percy Zvomuya (2012). "Sifiso Mzobe". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
3. "Sifiso Mzobe". KZN Literary Tourism. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
4. "Sifiso Mzobe (South Africa)", TOW 2011, Centre for Creative Arts.
5. "Sifiso Mzobe", Litnet, 2010.
6. "Herman Charles Bosman Prize". African Book Awards Database. Indiana University. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
7. Chris (27 June 2011). "Sifiso Mzobe Honoured with 2011 Sunday Times Fiction Prize". Books Live. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
8. "Sifiso Mzobe and Ronnie Kasrils Win the 2011 Sunday Times Literary Awards", Books Live, 25 June 2011.
9. "The 2011 South African Literary Award (SALA) Winners", Books Live, 15 November 2011.
10. Uhakheme, Ozolua (9 September 2012). "South African wins Soyinka Literary Prize". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
11. Akeem Lasisi (11 September 2012). "Mzobe wins $20,000 Soyinka Prize amidst eulogies". Punch. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
12. SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH (19 September 2012). "Sifizo Mzobe Wins Wole Soyinka's Prize for Literature In Africa". Leadership. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
13. Henry Akubuiro (15 September 2012). "Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature: Another South African writer shines". Sun News. Retrieved 27 September 2012.