Sifiso Mzobe Explained

Sifiso Mzobe is a South African author.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sifiso Mzobe . 2 December 2014 . Edinburgh International Book Festival.
2. Web site: Percy Zvomuya . 2012 . Sifiso Mzobe . 2 December 2014 . Mail & Guardian.
3. Web site: Sifiso Mzobe . 2 December 2014 . KZN Literary Tourism.
4. http://www.litnet.co.za/author/sifiso-mzobe/ "Sifiso Mzobe"
5. http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/tow-past-participants/31-tow-2011/329-sifiso-mzobe-south-africa "Sifiso Mzobe (South Africa)"
6. Web site: Herman Charles Bosman Prize . African Book Awards Database . Indiana University . 2 December 2014.
7. Web site: 2011 . 2024-11-10 . en-US.
8. Web site: Sifiso Mzobe Honoured with 2011 Sunday Times Fiction Prize . 27 June 2011 . Chris . 21 June 2012 . Books Live.
9. http://bookslive.co.za/blog/2011/06/25/sifiso-mzobe-and-ronnie-kasrils-win-the-2011-sunday-times-literary-awards/ "Sifiso Mzobe and Ronnie Kasrils Win the 2011 Sunday Times Literary Awards"
10. News: South African wins Soyinka Literary Prize. Ozolua . Uhakheme. The Nation. 9 September 2012. 9 September 2012. Lagos, Nigeria.
11. Web site: Mzobe wins $20,000 Soyinka Prize amidst eulogies . Akeem Lasisi . Punch . 11 September 2012 . 27 September 2012.
12. Web site: Sifizo Mzobe Wins Wole Soyinka’s Prize for Literature In Africa . Leadership . SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH . 19 September 2012 . 27 September 2012.
13. Web site: Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature: Another South African writer shines . Sun News . 15 September 2012 . 27 September 2012 . Henry Akubuiro.