by Tshidi Tshabalala – Leading SA publishing group Media24 Books is continuing its support of the Arts and Culture Trust’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature with sponsorship of the 2015 award, the recipient of which will be announced in Sandton on 2 November.
Eloise Wessels (Media24Books) Nadine Gordimer (Literature winner) Robin Malan (ACT Trustee)
Media24 Books is the founding sponsor of the award, which has since 2012 served to recognise the extraordinary lifetime contribution of literary legends to artistic and cultural life in South Africa. Past recipients include Nadine Gordimer (2012), Elsa Joubert (2013) and André P Brink (2014).
“We’re delighted to continue our support of this prestigious award for another year,” says Eloise Wessels, CEO of Media24 Books. “Encouraging and promoting literary excellence is at the heart of our ethos and it is a privilege to help pay homage to writers who have made a long-lasting contribution to South African literature and enriched our lives with their body of work.”
The Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature is one of several bestowed by the Arts and Culture Trust to recognise and celebrate excellence in South African arts, culture and creativity. The 2015 recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards in the fields of the visual arts, theatre, arts advocacy and music will also be announced on 2 November, together with the recipients of the ImPACT Awards for Young Professionals in arts and culture.
The Arts & Culture Trust is South Africa’s premier, independent arts and culture funding and development agency. Click here for more information.
Media24 Books, a division of Media24, includes NB Publishers, the largest general book publisher in South Africa; Via Afrika Publishers, which publishes a comprehensive range of educational material for schools and FET colleges; Van Schaik Publishers, a leading academic publisher; Jonathan Ball Publishers, the leading publisher and distributor of English general books in South Africa, as well as Leisure Books/Leserskring, SA’s largest and most popular book club and Mysmartkid/Myslimkid, a play-based educational programme targeting 0-6-year olds.