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Something to celebrate: The website, Stellenbosch Writers, is 10 years old and the book Stellenbosch Writers was published 5 years ago. I am looking for a publisher for three books - can you help me? Are you a Stellenbosch Writer? Please keep your information updated Add a poem or an excerpt from your work to your page. My letter to authors (updated 9.11.2011) Even more to celebrate: 50 years ago the Dutch wood merchant, Kees Bruynzeel, wanted to show what you can do with wood. For 30 years we had the privilege to live in this beautiful house ...

Zettelwitz kindle versions in German and English: Voted Number 1 of 100 on the list of best childrens books with birds. Order the bi-lingual book here

New books 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 Artist's portraits of famous Stellenbosch Authors Author's dogs and cats Special Birthdays Akademiepryse 2011 www.WOORDFEES.co.za : 2. - 11. Maart 2012 Stem nou vir jou gunsteling fees

Louis Esterhuizen received the Protea Prize 2011 for Wat die water onthou	Doctor honoris causa of Stellenbosch University: Detlev Kröger, a world leader in the field of air-cooled heat exchangers and cooling towers	Wilna Adriaanse's book, Vier Seisoene Kind was awarded an 'ATKV-Woordveertjie' 2011 for best romance novels.
Photo by Izak de Vries Melt Myburgh wins the Ingrid Jonker Prize 2011 for Oewerbestaan	Ingrid Winterbach wins M-Net Literary Award 2011 for Die Benederyk	Wine legend, Dave Hughes wine writer and wine ambassador has been honoured by the South African Port Producers' Association (SAPPA) for his contribution to building the image of Port in South Africa and internationally. Read more
Marlene van Niekerk received The PanSALB Multilingualism Awards 2011 for Afrikaans literacy and for the advancement of Afrikaans Her new play, Die Kortstondige Raklewe van Anastasia W was opened on 13 April 2011 in Stellenbosch and won the Anglo-Gold Ashanti Smeltkroes Price for best new text and the Aartvark Award for innovative work.	Mhlobo Jadezweni received the PANSALB award 2011 for the promotion of Xhosa language and literature	Lina Spies was awarded the Academy Prize 2011 for the (first complete) translation of Anne Frank's Diaries: Die agterhuis Photo by Izak de Vries

WOORDtroFEES 2011: Elsa Joubert was named Word artist 2011. Her memoirs, Reisiger, also won the Recht Malan Prize for non-fiction the Via Afrika Literary Award 2010 Louis Hiemstra Price for non-fiction, 2011

WOORDtroFEES 2011: A special mention was made of Dan Sleigh for his novel Navigator van die Geskiedenis

New authors: R K Belcher, 1933 - 2006 (enlarged) C Johan Bakkes Bettina Wyngaard Sydney Hey Karin Brynard Strijdom van der Merwe, Landscape artist Hilton Biscombe Sally Simson, 1933 - 2010 Anna Böeseken George Neser Ben Keet C. J. Langenhoven G B A Gerdener J I Marais Müller, Jac Marguerite I Murray Bill Nasson Gert Potgieter Meg Samuelson S S Swart Albert M Grundlingh Heinrich Schwoerer W P Visser In January 2010, I received a lively portrait of the famous scientist Pierre C Haarhoff by John Talbot and additional information by Jasper Steyn. I am always grateful for more information on authors, especially those who are marked (*) in the author's list.

Special Birthdays: 15.1.: J. C. Roux 24.1.: Francois Verster 9.2.: Abraham H. de Vries 14.2.: Lizette Rabe 24.2.: Rudi Bigalke, 1932 - 2002 7.3.: W.A. de Klerk, 1917 - 1996 8.3.: J. L. de Villiers, 1912 - 2009 10.3.: Ilse Steyn 21.3.: Rudi Botha See all Birthdays

Lizette Rabe's new books: August 2011: A biography on Rykie van Reenen: Rykie: 'n Lewe Met Woorde, Tafelberg August 2011 Bete und Arbeite - The Philippi Germans and their story, mzansimedia, 2010 All proceeds will go towards the iThemba Labantu Centre in Khayelitsha.

Practise your languages with Zettelwitz New e-Books: Zauberer Zettelwitz vom Tafelberg Table Mountain Wizard e-book Die Towenaar vanTafelberg E-Boek Softcover bilingual editions: Zauberer Zettelwitz - Table Mountain Wizard (German - English) Die Towenaar van Tafelberg - Table Mountain Wizard (Afrikaans - English). by Rosemarie Breuer See all screenshots of the special edition. Also available at

New books 2012:

Hennie Aucamp, Woerts in die hoekie (kinderverse, Illustrator: Diek Grobler), Protea Boekhuis, 2012
John Kannemeyer, JM Coetzee: 'n Geskryfde lewe

Books 2011:

Hennie Aucamp, Ghoera (Rhymed picture story book; Illustrator: Zakkie Eloff), Protea Boekhuis 2011 Lendetaal Homoërotiek in die Kunste en in die Letterkunde (essays), Protea Boekhuis, 2011 C Johan Bakkes, Oepse Daisy, Queillerie Publishers, 2011 Francois Bloemhof, Helse Manier om Koebaai Sê, Human & Rousseau, 2011 Die Vrou Met Die Pers Oog, Human & Rousseau, 2011 Rosemarie Breuer, Zauberer Zettelwitz - Table Mountain Wizard In German and English Number 1 of 100 on the bestseller list of childrens books with birds! Die Towenaar van Tafelberg - Table Mountain Wizard (bi-lingual: Afrikaans - English), March 2011 New e-Books, July 2011: Zauberer Zettelwitz vom Tafelberg Table Mountain Wizard e-book Die Towenaar vanTafelberg E-Boek Letter to South Africa: Poets Calling the State to Order

Breyten Breytenbach, Die beginsel van stof Kerneels Breytenbach, Piekniek by Hangklip, Human & Rousseau, 2011 Isobel Dixon's third poetry volume, The Tempest Prognosticator, Umuzi 2011 Pieter W Grobbelaar, Kampvuurstories Alex D'Angelo and Marjorie van Heerden, Goblin Diaries: Apprenticed to the Red Witch, Tafelberg 2011 Marié Heese, The colour of power A story of Theodora, Empress of Byzantium Michiel Heyns, Lost Ground Louis Jonker, Historiography and Identity (Re) Formulation in Second Temple Historiographical Literature (Editor)

Wilhelm Knobel, As die woorde begin droom - 'n Keur uit die gedigte van Wilhelm Knobel (compiled by Deon Knobel), Bel Monte Uitgewers, 2011 Leon de Kock, Bad Sex, Umuzi 2011 Sonja Loots, Sirkusboere, Protea Boekhuis 2011 Marlise Joubert, Splintervlerk Nataniël, Nicky & Lou - 46 stories Lizette Rabe, Rykie: 'n Lewe Met Woorde, Tafelberg 2011 Karel Schoeman, Cape Lives of the Eighteenth Century, Protea Boekhuis 2011 Dan Sleigh, Navigator van die Geskiedenis, 2011 and Wals met Matilda, Tafelberg, 2011 Valiant Swart, Toorwoorde roep my, LAPA, 2011 Isabel Uys, The New Macro English Aid: Language, Grammar and General Knowledge, Van Schaik 2011 Dawie van Velden, Die Dokter as Vennoot Soos in Huisgenoot, Protea Boekhuis, 2011 Nicolaas Vergunst, Knot of Stone, Arena books, 2011 Abraham de Vries, Die behoue huis - 'n Keur uit die kortverhale, Human & Rousseau, 2011

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