Ingrid Jonker Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 34 (2002) Winner
Kobus Moolman
コブス・ムールマン
Kobus Moolman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964 （Pietermaritzburg）
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Pietermaritzburg, South Africa → Durban, South Africa → Riebeek West, South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Playwright, Poet, Short story writer, Academic, Creative writing professor
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of the Western Cape
- Nominations
- BBC African Performance radio drama runner-up (2003, Soldier Boy), Glenna Luschei Prize shortlist (Left Over)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | English | English | Masters | — | South Africa |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | Drama Studies | Drama Studies | Honours | — | South Africa |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | — | Creative Writing | PhD | — | South Africa |
University of KwaZulu-Natal
English
/ English
Degree:
Masters
Country:
South Africa
Masters degree in English
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Drama Studies
/ Drama Studies
Degree:
Honours
Country:
South Africa
Honours degree in Drama Studies
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Country:
South Africa
PhD
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ingrid Jonker Prize | Time like Stone | デビュー詩集 | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | South African Literary Award | Separating the Seas | 詩 | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry | A Book of Rooms | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | PANSA Festival Award | Full Circle | 新作脚本 | Performing Arts Network of South Africa | 審査員賞 |
| 2007 | PANSA Festival Award | Stone Angels | — | Performing Arts Network of South Africa | 共同1位 |
Ingrid Jonker Prize
2002
Work:
Time like Stone
Category:
デビュー詩集
Result:
受賞
South African Literary Award
2010
Work:
Separating the Seas
Category:
詩
Result:
受賞
Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry
2015
Work:
A Book of Rooms
Result:
受賞
PANSA Festival Award
2003
Work:
Full Circle
Category:
新作脚本
Organization:
Performing Arts Network of South Africa
Result:
審査員賞
PANSA Festival Award
2007
Work:
Stone Angels
Organization:
Performing Arts Network of South Africa
Result:
共同1位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Time like Stone
2000 PoetryDebut poetry collection. Winner of Ingrid Jonker Prize.
TimeStone
Separating the Seas
2007 PoetryWinner of South African Literary Award.
SeasSeparation
A Book of Rooms
2014 PoetryExplores growing up as a white South African during apartheid and living with spina bifida. Winner of Glenna Luschei Prize.
RoomsDisabilityApartheid
Bibliography
- Time like Stone (2000)
- Feet of the Sky (2003)
- Separating the Seas (2007)
- Anatomy (2008)
- Light and After (2010)
- Left Over (2013)
- A Book of Rooms (2014)
- All and Everything (2019)
- The Mountain behind the House (2020)
- Fall Risk (2024)
- The Swimming Lesson and Other Stories (2017)
- Blind Voices (2007, radio play)
- Full Circle (2003, stage play)
- Stone Angels (2007, stage play)
- Tilling the Hard Soil (2010, edited)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental poeticsEmbodiment
- Recurring Motifs
- Non-normative bodyDisabilitySelf and nation post-apartheid
Health
-
Spina bifida生涯（先天性）Work since 2010 increasingly focuses on disability and the non-normative body.
Legacy
Prominent South African poet and playwright. Edited anthologies of work by disabled writers, advancing disability literature.
Trivia
- Born with spina bifida, a central theme in his work.
- Founding editor of poetry journal Fidelities (1995-2007).