The M-Net Literary Awards were established in 1991 by M-Net (Electronic Media Network), a commercial television station based in South Africa. It is among South Africa's most prestigious literary honors. Winners received a prize of R50,000 beginning in 2011, up from R30,000 in previous years.
The prize was created to encourage the writing of quality novels by South African authors in one of South Africa's 11 official languages. M-Net also hosts a “film” category, which offers a prize for a novel showing the greatest promise for translation into a visual medium.
Read more about M-Net Literary Awards: Award Winners
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