Ingrid Jonker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (2014) Winner
Karin Schimke
かりん・しむけ
Karin Schimke
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968 （Pretoria）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans
- Residence History
- Pretoria → Stellenbosch → Johannesburg → Cape Town
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Poet, Translator, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- The Argus, The Star, Cape Times
- Nominations
- SALA Finalist (2013), Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award Finalist (2013)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pretoria | — | Languages | — | — | South Africa |
| University of Stellenbosch | — | Journalism | postgraduate | — | South Africa |
University of Pretoria
Languages
Country:
South Africa
University of Stellenbosch
Journalism
Degree:
postgraduate
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ingrid Jonker Prize | Bare and Breaking | Poetry | — | Winner |
| 2019 | Sol Plaatje Translation Award | Flame in the Snow | Translation | — | Winner (with Leon de Kock) |
| 2016 | South African Literary Awards Translation Award | Flame in the Snow | — | SALA | Winner |
Ingrid Jonker Prize
2014
Work:
Bare and Breaking
Category:
Poetry
Result:
Winner
Sol Plaatje Translation Award
2019
Work:
Flame in the Snow
Category:
Translation
Result:
Winner (with Leon de Kock)
South African Literary Awards Translation Award
2016
Work:
Flame in the Snow
Organization:
SALA
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Sol Plaatje Prize for Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Bare & Breaking
2012 PoetryDebut poetry collection.
BreakingBare
Navigate
2017 PoetrySecond poetry volume.
The Karen Book of Rules
2020 Non-fictionCo-authored with Karen Jeynes.
Bibliography
- Bare & Breaking (2012)
- Navigate (2017)
- Fabulously 40 and Beyond (2006)
- The Karen Book of Rules (2020)
- Flame in the Snow (2017, translation)
Translations of Works
- Vlam in die Sneeu → Flame in the Snow
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PoeticPersonal narrative
Legacy
South African poet, translator, and editor known for awards like Ingrid Jonker Prize and Sol Plaatje Translation Award.
Trivia
- Children: Oliver Keohane, Julia Keohane
- German father and Afrikaans mother.