Noma Award for Publishing in Africa

The Noma award for publishing in Africa is a $10,000 prize for outstanding writers and scholars who publish in Africa. The award is annual and given to any new book published in three categories: literature, juvenile and scholarly. The award is sponsored by Kodansha Ltd, Japan and presented under the auspices of UNESCO.

Winners

• 1980: Une Si Longue Lettre by Mariama Bâ
• 1981: Health Education for the Community by Felix C. Adi
• 1982: The Brassman’s Secret by Meshack Asare
• 1983: Criminal Procedure in Ghana by Austin N.E. Amissah
• 1984: Mesandiki wa Mau Mau Ithaamirio-in [prison memoirs in Gikuyu] by Gakaara wa Wanjau, Fools and other stories by Njabulo Ndebele
• 1985: La Trahison de Marianne by Bernard Nanga
• 1986: Sobreviver em Tarrafal de Santiago [poetry] by António Jacinto
• 1987: Villes de Côte d’Ivoire, 1893-1940 by Pierre Kipré
• 1988: Working Life. Factoris, Townships, and Popular Culture on the Rand, 1886-1940 by Luli Callinicos
• 1989: Bones by Chenjerai Hove
• 1990: Uprooting Poverty: The South African Challenge by Francis Wilson & Mamphela Ramphele
• 1991: Waiting Laughters [poetry] by Niyi Osundare
• 1992: A comme Algériennes by Souad Khodja; One Day, Long Ago. More Stories from a Shona Childhood by Charles Mungoshi, illustrated by Luke Toronga
• 1993: Third World Express by Mongane Wally Serote
• 1994: A Modern Economic History of Africa. Volume 1: The Nineteenth Century (Dakar: CODESRIA, 1993)
• 1995: Triomf by Marlene van Niekerk
• 1996: Destins paralleles by Kiria Toure
• 1997: Mfantsipim and the Making of Ghana: A Centenary History, 1876-1976 by A. Adu Boahen
• 1998: The Politics of Liberation in South Sudan: An Insider's View by Peter Adwok Nyaba
• 1999: L'interpretation des reves dans la region Senegambienne. Suivi de la clef des songes de la Senegambie de l'Egypte pharaonique et de la tradition islamique by Djibril Samb.
• 2000: Ufundishaji wa Fasihi: Nadharia na Mbinu by Kimani Njogu & Rocha Chimera
• 2001: Odun Ifa/Ifa Festival by Abosede Emanuel
• 2002: The Arabic Novel: Bibliography and Critical Introduction, 1865-1995 by Hamdi Sakkut
• 2003: Walter and Albertina Sisulu. In Our Lifetime by Elinor Sisulu
• 2004: In 2004 the jury decided not to select a winner, but did give four titles Honourable Mention:
  
  • The Cry of Winnie Mandela by Njabulo Ndebele
  • The Plays of Miracle and Wonder by Brett Bailey
  • Lanre and the Queen of the Stream by Tunde Lawal-Solarin
  • A Dictionary of Yoruba Personal Names by Adeboye Babalola & Olugboyega Alaba
• 2005: La mémoire amputée by Werewere Liking
• 2006: In a Ribbon of Rhythm by Lebogang Mashile
• 2007: Strife by Shimmer Chinodya
• 2008: Beginnings of a Dream by Zachariah Rapola
• 2009: Lawless and Other Stories by Sefi Atta

External links

• Noma Award Site