South African poetry since 2014

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.

About uHlanga

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

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