The Ingrid Jonker Prize is a literary prize for the best debut work of

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

or English poetry. It was instituted in honour of Ingrid Jonker after her death in 1965. The yearly prize, consisting of R10,000 and a medal, is awarded alternately to an Afrikaans or English poet who has published a first volume in the previous two years.

Award winners

*2024 - Sarah Lubala ''A History of Disappearance'' *2023 - Dominique Botha - ''Donkerberg'' *2022 - Jacques Coetzee - ''An Illuminated Darkness'' *2021 - Ryan Pedro - ''Pienk ceramic-hondjies'' *2020 - Saaleha Idrees Bamjee - ''Zikr'' *2019 - Pieter Odendaal - ''Asof geen berge ooit hier gewoon het nie'' *2018 - Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese - ''Loud And Yellow Laughter'' *2017 - Hilda Smits - ''die bome reusagtig soos ons was'' *2016 - Thabo Jijana - ''Failing Maths and my other crimes'' *2015 - Nathan Trantraal - ''Chokers en survivors'' *2014 - Karin Schimke - ''Bare & Breaking'' *2013 - Hennie Nortjé - ''In die skadu van soveel bome'' *2012 - Beverly Rycroft - ''Missing'' *2011 - Melt Myburgh - ''oewerbestaan'' *2010 - At first there was not to be an award; later it was announced that Tanya van Schalkwyk won for her volume ''Hyphen'' *2009 - Loftus Marais - ''Staan in die algemeen nader aan vensters'' *2008 - Megan Hall - ''Fourth Child'' *2007 - Danie Marais - ''In die buitenste ruimte'' *2006 - Rustum Kozain - ''This Carting Life'' *2005 - Ilse van Staden - ''Watervlerk'' *2004 - Finuala Dowling - ''i flying'' *2003 - Martjie Bosman - ''Landelik'' *2002 - Kobus Moolman - ''Time like stone'' *2001 - Zandra Bezuidenhout - ''Dansmusieke'' *2000 - Brian Walter - ''Tracks'' *1999 - Trienke Laurie - ''Skietspoel'' *1998 - Dan Wylie - ''The road out'' *1997 - Charl-Pierre Naude - ''Die nomadiese oomblik'' *1996 - Steve Shapiro - ''In a borrowed tent'' *1995 - Gert Vlok Nel - ''Om te lewe is onnatuurlik'' *1995 - Ken Barris - ''An advertisement for air'' *1994 - No award *1993 - P. J. Bosman - ''Ryp geel kring'' *1992 - Heather Robinson - ''Under the sun'' *1991 - H. J. Pieterse - ''Alruin'' *1990 - John Eppel - ''Spoils of War'' *1989 - Rosa Smit - ''Krone van die narsing'' *1988 - Graham Walker - ''The complete Libby Destrudo songbook'' *1987 - Donald W. Riekert - ''Heuning uit die swarthaak'' *1986 - No award *1985 - No award *1984 - Johann Lodewyk Marais - ''Die somer is 'n dag oud'' *1983 - Jeremy Cronin - ''Inside and out'' *1982 - Johann de Lange - ''Akwarelle van die dors'' *1981 - T. T. Cloete - ''Angelliera''NB-Uitgewers: http://www.nb.co.za/authors/2338 *1980 - No award *1979 -

Mike Nicol Mike Nicol (born 1951 in Cape Town) is a South African writer and journalist. Biography After completing his studies in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Joz ...

- ''Among the souvenirs'' *1978 - Marlene van Niekerk - ''Sprokkelster'' *1977 - Colin Style - ''Baobab Street'' *1976 - J. C. Steyn - ''Die grammatika van liefhê'' *1975 - Mark Swift - ''Treading water'' *1974 - Leon Strydom - ''Geleentheidsverse'' *1973 -

Mongane Wally Serote Mongane Wally Serote (born 8 May 1944) is a South African poet and writer. He became involved in political resistance to the apartheid government by joining the African National Congress (ANC) and in 1969 was arrested and detained for several ...

- ''Yakhal'Inkomo'' *1972 - Lina Spies - ''Digby Vergenoeg'' *1971 - No award *1970 - Sheila Cussons - ''Plektrum'' *1969 - Sinclair Beiles - ''Ashes of experience'' *1968 - M. M. Walters - ''Apocrypha'' and ''Cabala'' *1967 - Sydney Clouts - ''One life'' *1966 - D. P. M. Botes - ''Wat is 'n gewone man?'' *1965 - Ruth Miller - ''Floating island''

References

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