Hertzog Prize

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

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Poetry

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Drama

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Prose

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Scientific prose

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

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Hertzogprys vir Drama aan Tertius Kapp: Lees JL Coetser se huldigingswoord". Books Live. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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  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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2019. 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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