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Dayspring longlisted for Sunday Times Literary Awards

August 4, 2025

We are proud to announce that C. J. Driver’s memoir Dayspring, edited by J. M. Coetzee, has been longlisted for the 2025 Sunday Times Literary Awards in the non-fiction category.

Congratulations to our co-publishers on this title, Karavan Press, who have another four titles longlisted. And congratulations to all the longlisted writers.

See the full list of longlisted titles on the Sunday Times website.

← uHlanga at the 2025 Open Book Festival"Return to the beginning": Megan Ross interviews Sihle Ntuli about Owele →

About uHlanga

uHlanga is a small South African poetry press run by Nick Mulgrew.

Our books are available from all retail bookstores in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

You can also buy our books directly from us, delivered to your door. (South Africa only)

Outside South Africa, our books are available in print-on-demand formats through the African Books Collective.


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“When you work closely with Nick and the uHlanga team you begin to understand why, in a short ten-year period, uHlanga has earned the loyalty and support of its readers. I am grateful for this association and those who will in some instances be reading my work for the first time.” 〰️ Sihle Ntuli An interview by Megan Natasha Ross with ‘Owele’ author, @sihlexntuli 🖤 "Return to the beginning"; read it now at our link in bio + story. #uHlanga #OwelePoems #SihleNtuli #interview #poet #SouthAfricanPoetry #SouthAfricanPoet #uHlangaInterview
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