The Hertzog Prize (or Hertzogprys) is an annual award given to Afrikaans writers by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for the Sciences and Art), formerly the South African Academy for Language, Literature and Arts (Zuid-Afrikaanse Akademie voor Wetenschap, Letteren en Kunst). It is the most prestigious prize in Afrikaans literature.

The prize was first established in 1914 as part of the Tweede Taalbeweging ("Second Language Movement"); its first winner was Totius for his 1915 poetry collection Trekkerswee (Trekkers' Grief). The prize is awarded in the categories of poetry, prose, and drama, and was previously awarded in the category of scientific writing.

List of Hertzog Prize winners

Poetry

Drama

  • 1926 – J.F.W. Grosskopf (As die tuig skawe and Drie eenbedrywe)
  • 1935 – Henry Allan Fagan (Die ouderling en ander toneelstukke)
  • 1944 – C. Louis Leipoldt (Die heks and Die laaste aand)
  • 1952 – Gerhard Beukes (Langs die steiltes, Salome dans, As ons twee eers getroud is and agt eenbedrywe); W.A. de Klerk (Die jaar van die vuur-os, Drie vroue, Drie dramas and Vlamme oor La Roche)
  • 1956 – D.J. Opperman (Periandros van Korinthe)
  • 1960 – N.P. van Wyk Louw (Germanicus)
  • 1969 – D.J. Opperman (Voëlvry)
  • 1972 – P.G. du Plessis (Siener in die suburbs and Die nag van Legio)
  • 1978 – Bartho Smit (Putsonderwater, Moeder Hanna, Christine and Die verminktes)
  • 1981 – Henriette Grové (Ontmoeting by Dwaaldrif and all of her other dramatic work)
  • 1985 – Uys Krige (entire oeuvre)
  • 1991 – Chris Barnard (entire oeuvre)
  • 1994 – Reza de Wet (Vrystaat-trilogie and Trits: Mis, Mirakel, Drif)
  • 1997 – Reza de Wet (Drie susters twee)
  • 2000 – André Brink (Die Jogger)
  • 2003 – Pieter Fourie (complete drama oeuvre)
  • 2006 – Deon Opperman (for his drama oeuvre up until 2005)
  • 2009 – Deon Opperman (Kaburu)
  • 2012 – Adam Small (for his drama oeuvre up until 1983)
  • 2015 – Tertius Kapp (Rooiland and Oorsee)[1]
  • 2018 – Pieter-Dirk Uys[2]
  • 2021 – Nicola Hanekom[3]

Prose

Scientific prose

  • 1943 – J. du P. Scholtz (Die Afrikaner en sy taal).
  • 1944 – C. Beyers (Die Kaapse Patriotte).[6]

References

  1. "2015 Hertzogprys vir Drama aan Tertius Kapp: Lees JL Coetser se huldigingswoord". Books Live. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. "Coming up from the toilet of politics to smell the roses again". www.businesslive.co.za. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. Archived copy Archived 6 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns - Akademiepryse 2010". Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  5. Prinsloo, Dionē (12 April 2019). "Mediaverklaring" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "Akademiepryse 1909–". Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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