The Department is thrilled to announce that Associate Professor Barbara Boswell has been awarded the coveted Debut Award for South African Writing in English from the University of Johannesburg for her novel Grace (Modjaji Books, 2017). Warmest congratulations to Barbara for receiving this important recognition of her writing.

Read more about the UJ Awards in the following article from the Johannesburg Review of Books:

https://johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2018/10/01/the-jrb-daily-lesego-rampolokeng-and-barbara-boswell-win-the-uj-prizes-for-south-african-writing/