Lidudumalingani Mqombothi

Lidudumalingani Mqombothi is a South African writer, film-maker and photographer. His short story "Memories We Lost" won the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing.

Lidudumalingani Mqombothi
BornZikhovane, Eastern Cape, South Africa
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story; non-fiction; criticism
Notable works"Memories We Lost"
Notable awardsCaine Prize for African Writing, 2016
Website
www.lidudumalingani.com

Biography

Lidudumalingani Mqombothi was born in the village of Zikhovane in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was the 2016 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing with his short story "Memories We Lost".[1][2] As part of winning the prize, he visited Georgetown University in Washington, DC, for a series of events, including seminars and readings.[3] Also in 2016, Lidudumalingani was selected to receive a Miles Morland Scholarship, enabling him to work on his first novel, Let Your Children Name Themselves.[4]

Lidudumalingani was chosen as curator for the 2022 African Book Festival Berlin (26–18 August), with the theme of his programme being titled "Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow."[5][6][7][8]

Awards and honours

References
  1. Sunday, Frankline (10 July 2016). "'There's no money in it': prize-winning African author says writers must diversify to survive". The Guardian.
  2. "Conversations With African Poets & Writers (33) | Author Lidudumalingani Mqombothi". Library of Congress. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. Lidudumalingani (5 June 2017). "'Writing is sometimes like a thread that weaves all our hearts into one': Lidudumalingani reflects on his Caine Prize visit to the United States". The Johannesburg Review of Books. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. Rankin, Camilla (14 December 2016). "South African writer scoops coveted 2017 Morland African Writing Scholarship". The South African. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. "African Book Festival 2022 | The Curator". Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. "New curator of African Book Festival Berlin named". The African Courier. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. "Lidudumalingani to curate Berlin's African Book FestivaL 2022". James Murua's Literature Blog. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. "African Book Festival Berlin: Interview with South African curator Lidudumalingani_engl/ger". Culture Africa. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. Irvine, Lindesay (5 July 2016). "£10,000 Caine prize for African writing goes to Lidudumalingani". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. "Lidudumalingani wins seventeenth Caine Prize for African Writing". The Caine Prize. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  11. "SA writer Mqombothi wins £10 000 Caine Prize". Independent Online. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.


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