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From a longlist of 15 books to a shortlist of 3 , South African Sifizo Msobe has emerged as the winner of the 2012 edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa with his book Young Blood  beating Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo ( Roses and Bullets ) and Bridget Pitt ( The Unseen Leopard ). Sifizo takes home the US$ 20,000 prize award; the ceremony was held at the Civic Centre, Lagos on September 8, 2012 and was attended by the former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kuffuor.

The Lumina Foundation has announced the shortlist of the Wole Soyinka Prize 2012 for Literature in Africa. The longlist of 15 books have been whittled down to 3, with the winner to be announced on September 8, 2012 at the Civic Center, Ozumba Mbadiwe in Nigeria. The shortlisted books are: The Unseen Leopard by Bridget Pitt (South Africa) Roses and Bullets by Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo (Nigeria) Young Blood by Sifiso Mzobe Read more about the award here .

The Lumina Foundation, in partnership with Globacom, has announced the longlist of the 2012 Edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. The Prize, worth US$ 20,000, was established in 2005 by The Lumina Foundation, as a Biennial Award to the best literary work produced by an African. It assess works by African authors selected within the two years preceding the award year. The prize was last won by Kopano Matlwa and Wale Okedira for their novels Coconut and Tenants of the House .  The Longlisted books are: The Beauty I Have Seen by Tanure Ojaide Bitter Chocolate by Toyin Adewale Gabriel The Other Country by Hyginus Ekuwuazi The Book of the Dead by Kgebetli Moele The Unseen Leopard by Bridget Pitt On Black Sister's Street by Chika Unigwe The African American by Dike-Ogu Chukwumerije Roses and Bullets by Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo Young Blood by Sifiso Mzobe The Colour of Power by Marie Heese Pride of the Spider Clan by Odili Ujubuonu The Lazaru...