Feathers in the cap for NB authors

Die ATKV Woordveertjie awards ceremony took place at Nooitgedacht estate outside Stellenbosch last week. NB authors won four of the awards:

• ATKV Prize for Prose: Dan Sleigh for Wals met Matilda (Tafelberg);
• Poetry Prize: Joan Hambidge for Visums by verstek (Human & Rousseau);
• Prize for Suspense Literature: Deon Meyer for 7 Dae (Human & Rousseau), and
• Prize for Dictionaries and Language Guides: Compiler and author J. de V. Lochner and Pharos Dictionaries for Dictionary for the Health Sciences.