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Authors of the day 10

Marlene van Niekerk received The PanSALB Multilingualism Awards 2011 for Afrikaans literacy and for the advancement of Afrikaans	Mhlobo Jadezweni received the PANSALB award 2011 for the promotion of Xhosa language and literature
Lina Spies was awarded the Academy Prize 2011 for the (first complete) translation of Anne Frank's Diaries: Die agterhuis Photo by Izak de Vries	WOORDtroFEES 2011: Elsa Joubert was named Word artist 2011. Her memoirs, Reisiger, also won the Recht Malan Prize for non-fiction the Via Afrika Literary Award 2010 Louis Hiemstra Price for non-fiction, 2011	WOORDtroFEES 2011: A special mention was made of Dan Sleigh for his novel Navigator van die Geskiedenis

In memoriam

Hubert du Plessis

7 Junie 1922 - 12 Maart 2011

The acclaimed South African composer and pianist

A tribute to the life and work of Hubert du Plessis will be presented by the Department of Music on Monday 28 March from 16:00 - 17:30 in the Fismer Hall, Stellenbosch Konservatorium.

Allan Heydorn was awarded the prestigious WWF-SA Lonmin Award for 2010	Pieter Kapp won the Stals Prize 2010 for History for Draer van 'n droom: die geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns 1909 - 2009	Carel van der Merwe won the Eugene Marais Prize for Geldwolf
Eddie van Dijk was awarded the Senior Kaptain Scott-Medal for Biology, 2010	Marié Heese received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, Africa Region, 2010 for The double crown	Breyten Breytenbach Max Jacob Prize 2010 for Outre Voix/Voice Over, the French edition of his poetry collection Oorblyfsel/Voice over Mahmoud Darwish Literature Prize 2010 for Oorblyfsel/Voice Over Hertzog Prize 2010 for Die Windvanger
Bettina Wyngaard's first book won the Via Afrika Literary Award 2010	Karin Brynard's thriller won the Via Afrika Literary Award and the M-Net Prize 2010	by Linda Rode and illustrated by Fiona Moodie, won the Via Afrika Literary Award 2010 and the MER-prys for illustrated children's books
Etienne van Heerden His novel, Dertig nagte in Amsterdam was awarded the following prizes: University of Johannesburg Literature Prize 2009 M-Net Prize for Prose 2009 WA Hofmeyr Prize and Hertzog Prize 2010.	Philip de Vos and Tertia Visser-Downie (piano) were awarded a WoordTrofee 2010 for Prente by 'n uitstalling

Lizette Rabe's new book:
Bete und Arbeite - The Philippi Germans and their story, mzansimedia, 2010
All proceeds will go towards the iThemba Labantu Centre in Khayelitsha. More information

A children's book and first bird book in one:
Zauberer Zettelwitz - Table Mountain Wizard (bi-lingual: German - English)
Die Towenaar van Tafelberg - Table Mountain Wizard (Afrikaans - English).
by Rosemarie Breuer
See all screenshots of the special edition.