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Zukiswa Wanner

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South African writer

South AfricaJournalistsBorn 1976 · age 50
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Zukiswa Wanner is a South African journalist, novelist and editor born in Zambia and now based in Kenya. Since 2006, when she published her first book, her novels have been shortlisted for awards including the South African Literary Awards (SALA) and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

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Awards 6

2026Honorary Doctor of Letters
2020Goethe Medal
2020Person of the Year
2015South African Literary Awards
2011Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Dublin Literary Award

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Sybil ThorndikeAlso won Honorary Doctor of LettersChinelo OkparantaAlso won Dublin Literary AwardElinor SisuluAlso won South African Literary AwardsJim PomeroyAlso won Person of the YearSindiwe MagonaAlso won Commonwealth Writers' PrizeErich HellerAlso won Goethe Medal

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Zukiswa Wanner is a South African journalist, novelist and editor born in Zambia and now based in Kenya. Since 2006, when she published her first book, her novels have been shortlisted for awards including the South African Literary Awards (SALA) and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. In 2015, she won the K Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award for London Cape Town Joburg (2014). In 2014, Wanner was named on the Africa39 list of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define trends in African literature.

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Country
South Africa
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1976 · age 50
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7 languages

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