The annual Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée in Nxuba/Cradock will take place from 25 to 27 July. Included will be the LitNet25 Writers’ Conference in celebration of Van Heerden’s www.litnet.co.za as well as the ATKV writer’s workshops for both poetry and prose.
Author: Etienne
Vyf grotes in die Hertzogprys-kryt
Die Burger, 25 April 2025
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Panel at the KKNK (report on Network24)
Here is a report by Kelly-Lee Ohlson from Netwerk24 on the panel at the KKNK: https://www.netwerk24.com/netwerk24/kunste/feeste/kknk/drie-grotes-besin-oor-literere-pryse-in-sa-20250403.
Panel at the KKNK
Panel at the KKNK: Ingrid Winterbach, Kirby van der Merwe, Etienne van Heerden and Daniel Hugo, Wednesday 2 April 2025
Etienne van Heerden at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, 2 April 2025
Order of the Windmill 2024: Dominique Botha
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Article by AJ Opperman, Netwerk24, 26 September 2024
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Photo album 1: 2024 Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée
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The fifth Etienne van Heerden Veldsoireé took place in Nxuba (formerly Cradock) from 20 to 22 September 2024. The ATKV Writing Workshop and the first presentations of the LitNet25 Afrikaans Writers’ Conference were presented at the festival. The Writers’ Conference will continue online.
Menán van Heerden photographed all the speakers. Click here to view the photo album on LitNet.