Sifiso Mzobe
South African writer
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Sifiso Mzobe is a South African author.
Sifiso Mzobe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sifiso Mzobe |
| Education | St Francis College |
| Occupation | Novelist |
Biography
Mzobe is South African[1][2][3] and was born and raised in the Durban township of Umlazi. He attended St Francis College in Mariannhill, then studied Journalism at Damelin Business Campus in Durban.[4] He has worked for community newspapers and as a freelance journalist. 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.[5]
Awards and honours
- 2011 Herman Charles Bosman Prize, Young Blood [6]
- 2011 South African Literary Award for a First-Time Published Author, Young Blood[7]
- 2011 Sunday Times CNA Literary Award for Fiction, Young Blood[8][9]
- 2012 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, Young Blood[10][11][12][13]
Bibliography
- Young Blood, Kwela Books, 2010
- Durban December, Kwela Books, 2015
- Searching for Simphiwe: And Other Stories, Kwela Books, 2020
