Sifiso Mzobe
South African writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sifiso Mzobe is a South African author.[1][2][3]
Sifiso Mzobe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sifiso Mzobe Durban, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | St Francis College |
Mzobe 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]
- 2011 Herman Charles Bosman Prize, Young Blood [6]
- 2011 The Sunday Times Fiction Prize, Young Blood[7][8]
- 2011 South African Literary Award for a First-Time Published Author[9]
- 2012 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, Young Blood[10][11][12][13]
- Young Blood, Kwela Books, 2010
- Durban december, Kwela Books, 2015
- Searching for Simphiwe: And Other Stories, Kwela Books, 2020
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