
At the Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée with fellow authors Darryl David, Hein Willemse and Clinton du Plessis

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.
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Article by AJ Opperman, Netwerk24, 26 September 2024
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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.
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The Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée will take place in Cradock from 20 to 22 September 2024.
This year’s Veldsoirée will consist of three components:
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From Die Burger, 29 September 2023: Etienne van Heerden hands the Order of the Windmill to Cradock poet Clinton V. du Plessis. To the right: Darryl David, Founder and Head of the Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée, an annual book festival held in the Eastern Cape Karoo.
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Daar was 32 mense op die verhoog tydens die 2023 Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée. | During the 2023 Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée 32 speakers participated.
During the Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée (Cradock, 22 to 24 September 2023), writers can improve their writing skills and meet writers like Jan van Tonder, Marita van der Vyver, Clinton du Plessis, PP Fourie, Bettina Wyngaard, Eben Venter, Bernard Odendaal, Hans du Plessis, RR Ryger, Mphuthumi Ntahbheni, Anschen Troskie, Sihle Khumalo and Etienne van Heerden.
A writing workshop in collaboration with the ATKV will be presented by Hans du Plessis and Bernard Odendaal.