M-Net Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1994) Winner
Lettie Viljoen
レティ・ヴィルホエン
Retti Viruhōen
Aliases:
Ingrid Winterbach
Pen Names:
Lettie Viljoen（Pseudonym used for early works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948-02-14 （Johannesburg）
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- Afrikaans
- Residence History
- Jamestown, Stellenbosch
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Painter, Teacher, Journalist, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1984-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Stellenbosch, University of Natal
- Influenced By
- D.J. Opperman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Witwatersrand | — | Afrikaans, Dutch, Fine Arts | — | — | South Africa |
| University of Stellenbosch | — | Afrikaans and Dutch | postgraduate degree | — | South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand
Afrikaans, Dutch, Fine Arts
Country:
South Africa
Undergraduate studies
University of Stellenbosch
Afrikaans and Dutch
Degree:
postgraduate degree
Country:
South Africa
Under D.J. Opperman
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | M-Net Literary Awards | Karolina Ferreira | — | — | Winner |
| 1994 | Old Mutual Literary Award | Karolina Ferreira | — | — | Winner |
| 2000 | WA Hofmeyr Prize | Buller se Plan | — | — | Winner |
| 2004 | Hertzog Prize | Niggie | Prose | South African Academy for Science and Arts | Winner |
| 2007 | WA Hofmeyr Prize | Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat | — | — | Winner |
| 2007 | M-Net Literary Awards | Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat | — | — | Winner |
| 2007 | University of Johannesburg Prize | Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat | — | University of Johannesburg | Winner |
| 2010 | South African Literary Award | Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat | literary translation | — | Winner |
| 2012 | C.L. Engelbrecht Prize | Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat | — | — | Winner |
| 2013 | Hertzog Prize | Die Aanspraak van Lewende Wesens | Prose | South African Academy for Science and Arts | Winner |
| 2013 | M-Net Literary Awards | Die Aanspraak van Lewende Wesens | — | — | Winner |
| 2024 | University of Johannesburg Prize | Onrus op Steynshoop | South African Writing in Afrikaans | University of Johannesburg | Winner |
M-Net Literary Awards
1994
Work:
Karolina Ferreira
Result:
Winner
Old Mutual Literary Award
1994
Work:
Karolina Ferreira
Result:
Winner
WA Hofmeyr Prize
2000
Work:
Buller se Plan
Result:
Winner
Hertzog Prize
2004
Work:
Niggie
Category:
Prose
Organization:
South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result:
Winner
WA Hofmeyr Prize
2007
Work:
Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat
Result:
Winner
M-Net Literary Awards
2007
Work:
Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat
Result:
Winner
University of Johannesburg Prize
2007
Work:
Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat
Organization:
University of Johannesburg
Result:
Winner
South African Literary Award
2010
Work:
Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat
Category:
literary translation
Result:
Winner
C.L. Engelbrecht Prize
2012
Work:
Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat
Result:
Winner
Hertzog Prize
2013
Work:
Die Aanspraak van Lewende Wesens
Category:
Prose
Organization:
South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result:
Winner
M-Net Literary Awards
2013
Work:
Die Aanspraak van Lewende Wesens
Result:
Winner
University of Johannesburg Prize
2024
Work:
Onrus op Steynshoop
Category:
South African Writing in Afrikaans
Organization:
University of Johannesburg
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Karolina Ferreira
1993 NovelTranslations
- The Elusive Moth
Niggie
2002 NovelTranslations
- To Hell with Cronje
Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat
2006 NovelTranslations
- The Book of Happenstance
Die Aanspraak van Lewende Wesens
2012 NovelTranslations
- It Might Get Loud
Bibliography
- Klaaglied vir Koos
- Erf
- Belemmering
- Karolina Ferreira
- Landskap met vroue en slang
- Buller se Plan
- Niggie
- Die Boek van Toeval en Toeverlaat
- Die Benederyk
- Die Aanspraak van Lewende Wesens
- Vlakwater
- Die Troebel Tyd
- Voorouer. Pelgrim. Berg.
- Onrus op Steynshoop
Translations of Works
- The Elusive Moth
- To Hell with Cronje
- The Book of Happenstance
Legacy
A prominent Afrikaans author who has won the Hertzog Prize twice and numerous other literary awards. Most of her novels have been translated into Dutch and English.
Trivia
- Lettie Viljoen is the pseudonym of Ingrid Winterbach.
- Full-time writer and painter since 2002.
- Married to Andries Gouws, with two daughters.