The Shining Girls

Lauren Beukes is raising the profile of South Africa in circles not reached by the everyday. The science fiction writer has won the Kitschies Red Tentacle Award as well as the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award for Zoo City.

Lauren Beukes is raising the profile of South Africa in circles not reached by the everyday. The science fiction writer from Cape Town has won the Kitschies Red Tentacle Award as well as the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award for Zoo City. Her latest novel, The Shining Girls, is also a bestseller.

The shortlists for the South Africa's premier literary awards, the Sunday Times Literary Awards, were announced in Franschhoek on the weekend. The judges said it was a tough call to whittle the long-list of 50 titles down to just 10 contenders.

The shortlists for the South Africa's premier literary awards, the Sunday Times Literary Awards, were announced in Franschhoek on the weekend. The judges said it was a tough call to whittle the long-list of 50 titles down to just 10 contenders.