Olive Schreiner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 62 (2018) Winner
Bronwyn Law-Viljoen
ブロンワイン・ロー＝ヴィルホエン
Buronwain Rō-Viruhōen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South Africa → Johannesburg → New York
Career
- Occupations
- writer, editor, publisher, professor
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- University of the Witwatersrand, Fourthwall Books, Edition
- Influenced By
- William Kentridge
- Nominations
- Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Award shortlist (2017, The Printmaker)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes University | — | Literature | M.A. | — | South Africa |
| New York University | — | Literature | Ph.D. | — | United States |
| University of the Witwatersrand | — | Creative Writing | Ph.D. | — | South Africa |
Rhodes University
Literature
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
South Africa
New York University
Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
United States
University of the Witwatersrand
Creative Writing
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2017
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Olive Schreiner Prize | The Printmaker | — | English Academy of South Africa | winner |
| 1996 | Fulbright Scholarship | — | — | Fulbright Program | recipient |
| 2001 | Americanist Molberger Prize | Literature of the Transition | — | — | winner |
Olive Schreiner Prize
2018
Work:
The Printmaker
Organization:
English Academy of South Africa
Result:
winner
Fulbright Scholarship
1996
Organization:
Fulbright Program
Result:
recipient
Americanist Molberger Prize
2001
Work:
Literature of the Transition
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Printmaker
2016 NovelA novel about an elderly printmaker in Johannesburg.
Translations
- Le Graveur (French, 2019, Editions Zoé)
Bibliography
- The Printmaker
- Fire Walker: William Kentridge, Gerhard Marx
- William Kentridge Nose: Thirty Etchings
- Art and Justice: The Art of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
- William Kentridge Flute
- Light on a Hill: Building the Constitutional Court of South Africa
- William Kentridge Prints
Translations of Works
- The Printmaker → Le Graveur
Legacy
South African writer, editor, publisher, and professor. Co-founder of Fourthwall Books and owner of Edition bookstore. Associate professor at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Trivia
- Co-founder of Fourthwall Books.
- Opened her own bookstore called Edition in Milpark, Johannesburg.