The Ingrid Jonker Prize is a literary prize for the best debut work of Afrikaans 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.
Background The prize was set up after Jonker's death in 1965 by writer Jan Rabie with the money for the prize coming from other writers and friends of the poet. It was initially a prize of R50 and a medal with the works of poetry judged by critics appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Award winners 2025 - Jaco Barnard-Naude - om my kastele in Spanje te sloop https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-01-29-uct-law-professor-wins-coveted-afrikaans-literature-prize 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 survivorshttp://versindaba.co.za/2015/10/31/wenner-van-die-ingrid-jonker-prys-2015-vir-afrikaanse-poesie/ "Wenner van die Ingrid Jonker-prys 2015 vir Afrikaanse poësie", 31 October 2015. 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 - AngellieraNB-Uitgewers: http://www.nb.co.za/authors/2338 1980 - No award 1979 - Mike Nicol - Among the souvenirs 1978 - Marlene van Niekerk - Sprokkelster 1977 - Colin Style - Baobab Street Out of the African Ark, ed. by David & Guy Butler (Craighall, South Africa: AD. Donker, 1988), p. 270 (Biographical Notes on Authors: Style, Colin Thomas Elliot) 1976 - J. C. Steyn - Die grammatika van liefhê 1975 - Mark Swift - Treading water 1974 - Leon Strydom - Geleentheidsverse 1973 - Mongane Wally Serote - 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
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