Jacana Media congratulates the following authors whose titles have been chosen for the Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Awards longlists!

Best Fiction Single Authored Volume

• Scatterlings by Reŝoketŝwe Manenzhe
• Those Who Live in Cages by Terry-Ann Adams

Best Fiction Edited Volume

• Joburg Noir edited by Niq Mhlongo
• Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing edited by Chris Brazier

Best Non-Fiction Biography

• Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams by Jamil F Khan

Best Non-Fiction Monograph

• Dr Abdullah Abdurahman: South Africa’s First Elected Black Politician by Martin Plaut
• Of Hominins, Hunter-Gatherers and Heroes: Searching for 20 Amazing Places in South Africa by David Bristow
• Broken Land by Daylin Paul
• Predator Politics: Mabuza, Fred Daniel and the Great Land Scam by Rehana Rossouw
• Safari Nation: A Social History of the Kruger National Park by Jacob Dlamini
• Saving a Stranger’s Life: The Diary of an Emergency Room Doctor by Anne Biccard
• The Birds of Southern Africa and their Tracks & Signs by Lee Gutteridge
• The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison by Ruth Hopkins
• The Murder of Ahmed Timol: My Search for the Truth by Imtiaz Cajee
• Big Pharma, Dirty Lies, Busy Bees and Eco Activists: 20 Environmental Stories from South Africa by David Bristow
• Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? by Oscar van Heerden
• UCT Under Apartheid: From Onset to Sit-in by Howard Philips
• Understanding South Africa by Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut
• Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War by Philippa Garson

Best Non-Fiction Edited Volume

• The Pan-African Pantheon: Prophets, Poets and Philosophers edited by Adekeye Adebajo
• Sol Plaatje’s Mhudi: History, Criticism, Celebration edited by Sabata-mpho Mokae and Brian Willan
• Recession, Recovery, Reform: South Africa After Covid-19 by Raymond Parsons

Categories Fiction Non-fiction South Africa

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