AFRICAN STUDIES COLLECTION

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION OF
SOUTH AFRICA AWARDS

AFRIKAANS

ALBA BOUWER PRIZE (C)

TIENIE HOLLOWAY MEDAL (P)

C. P. HOOGENHOUT AWARD (C)

SCHEEPERS PRIZE (Y)

ENGLISH

PERCY FITZPATRICK PRIZE (C)

M-NET AWARD (Y)

VIVI AWARD (Illustrators - C)

SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGES

KATRINE HARRIES AWARD (Illustrators - C)

M. E. R. PRIZE (Tafelberg Publishers - Y)

SANLAM PRIZE (PCY)

P = Pre-kindergarten (ages 2-5 years - pre-school/nursery school/daycare)
C = Children (ages 7-11 years - elementary/middle school)
Y = Youth (11-16 years - middle/high school)

* Bibliography *

Allen, R. (1998). Children's book prizes: An evaluation and history of major awards for children's books in the English-speaking world. Brookfield, VT: Ashgate.
[M-Net Award, MER Prize, Sanlam Prize, Percy Fitzpatrick Prize, Katrine Harries Award, VIVI Award] Heale, J. (Ed.). (1996). From the bushveld to Biko: The growth of South African children's literature in English from 1907-1992 traced through 100 notable books. Grabouw, SA: Bookchat. Heale, J. (1994). SACBIP 94: South African children's books in print 1994. Grabouw, SA: Bookchat.
[annual publication] Heale, J. (1985). Young Africa booklist: A descriptive booklist of Southern African children's books in English (2nd ed.). Glasgow/Cape Town, SA: Blackie and Son. Heale, J. & van de Merwe, A. (1992). "South Africa joins IBBY." Bookbird, 30/2 (May). [Up-dates status of children's literature in South Africa] Jenkins, E. (1998). South Africa. Bookbird, 36/1 (Spring): 46.
Moransee, J. R. (1983). "Republic of South Africa." In Children's prize books: An international listing of 193 children's literature prizes, (p. 414-417). New York, NY: K.G. Saur.
[Tienie Holloway Medal, C.P. Hoogenhout Award] Smith, L. J. (1992). "South Africa." Children's book awards international: A directory of awards and winners, from inception through 1990, (p. 205-209). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.
[Alba Bouwer Prize, C.P. Hoogenhout Award, Katrine Harries Award, MER Prize, Percy Fitzpatrick Award,
Perskor Prize for Youth Literature, Scheepers Prize for Youth Literature, Tienie Holloway Medal] Totemeyer, A. J. (1993). Nambian children's book award: Four-year masterplan for the promotion of children's book production for a multi-lingual nation. Innovation, 7 (December): 22-25. Van der Walt, T. (1998). The development of Afrikaans children literature. Bookbird, 36/1: 22.
Van Zyl, H. E. & Botes, M. M. (Eds.). (1994). South African children's book illustrators. Pretoria, SA: South African School Media Association.

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