National Arts Merit Awards
The National Arts Merit Awards is a set of annual awards granted by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe in recognition of outstanding achievements in the arts and culture.
The categories have differed over the years. In 2020, they were:
- Outstanding Newcomer
- Outstanding Female Musician
- Outstanding Male Musician
- Outstanding Song
- Outstanding Album
- Outstanding Music Video
- Outstanding Fiction Book
- Outstanding Children's Book
- Outstanding First Creative Published Book
- Outstanding Female Dance
- Outstanding Male Dancer
- Outstanding Actress
- Outstanding Screen Production
- Outstanding Screen Production – Short Film
- Outstanding Mix Media Work
- Outstanding 2 Dimensional Work
- Outstanding 3 Dimensional Work
- Outstanding Exhibition
- Outstanding Journalist
- Outstanding Journalist
- Outstanding Journalist Radio
- Outstanding Online Media
- Outstanding Comedian
- Outstanding Poet
- Outstanding Actor
- Outstanding Actress
- Outstanding Screen Production
- Outstanding Screen Production
- Outstanding Screen Production
- Outstanding Promoter of the Year
- Personality of the Year
- Service to the Arts Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- People's Choice Award
Awards winners
2020
- Outstanding fiction book: Out of Darkness, Shining Light – Petina Gappah
2010
- Outstanding Fiction Book: The Fading Sun – David Mungoshi
2009
- Outstanding Fiction Book: Ndafa Here? – Ignatius Mabasa
2008
- Outstanding Fiction Book: The Uncertainty of Hope – Valerie Tagwira
2007
- Outstanding Fiction Book: Strife – Shimmer Chinodya
2006
- Outstanding Fiction: Totanga Patsva – Memory Chirere
2005
- Outstanding Fiction: Masimba – Chiedza Musengezi
2004
- Best Fiction Book: Noma Kanjani Kayiphele Linto! – Bekithemba Ncube
2003
- Best Written Work – Yvonne Vera
2002
- Best Written Work in any language: Umsebenzi Kawukho – N.C.G. Mathema