Nanette van Rooyen was born on 3 November 1962, at Sutherland, Great Karoo. She
matriculated in Vredenburg, West coast and studied Languages at Stellenbosch
University (BA and Higher Teachers Diploma, 1984) and Creative writing at the
University of Cape Town (MA 2003).
After a year teaching in
Umtata, Transkei, in 1985, she worked as a book editor for different publishers.
Nanette has founded ARISE, a group to help women. Since 1995 she is a freelance
writer and works half time for publishers. Nanette
wrote a children's story, Die Komperprinses, which appeared in instalments in Die Klein - Burger. She regularly reads at the Klein - Burger's Reading Mondays at schools.
Nanette van Rooyen lives with her husband, Rudi, and daughters, Sabina and
Leah, in
Greenpoint, Cape Town. She focuses on short stories and a novel.
Chinchilla (novel), H&R, 2007
Om te vlerk, (Short stories for adults), Human & Rousseau, 2001
Children:
Onkel en Pops, Garamond
Houtpapegaaie praat mos nie, Garamond
Lila langs die rietkuil, Garamond
Die groen koei, Garamond
Maaneiers, Human & Rousseau
Troetelengel / Pet Angel, Juta
Mister Ben wou gaan boemel, Juta
Fantoli / Phantele, Juta
Hasie uit die hoed, Juta
My ouma is 'n model, Juta
Babbels - die lui sirkusnar, Juta
Sollie die Skipper, Juta
Bloudans, Juta
Wat is drakie?, Juta
Sollie Skipper (Illustrator: Bernice Lizamore), Juta Gariep, 2002
My Kat SE Naam is Maandag Juta, 2002
Leah se meermin, LAPA
Ek Was Hier, LAPA 2012
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