Shortlist of South African authors out

The awards have been running for over 10 years and previous winners include Antjie Krog (2004), John Van de Ruit (2006) and Peter Harris (2009).

2010 nominees

• Architects of Poverty by Moeletsi Mbeki
  
• Begging to Be Black by Antjie Krog
  
• Captain in the Cauldron by Mike Greenaway
  
• Plaasmoord by Karen Brynard
  
• Spud: Learning to Fly by John Van de Ruit
  
• The 30th Candle by Angela Makholwe

The Booksellers Choice Award and the Sefika Awards will be presented at the PASA and SABA conference to be held at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Tuesday 17 August 2010. Nielsen Book's sales director, Simon Skinner, will present the award.