Tom Dreyer (born 17 November 1972) is a South African novelist and poet writing in both English and Afrikaans.[1]
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| Born | 17 November 1972 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Occupation | Author, Software Developer |
| Nationality | South African |
He went to school in and Stellenbosch, and studied at the University of Stellenbosch and the University of Cape Town. He is an alumnus of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa [2] and has been writer-in-residence at universities and institutes across the world.[3]
He made his writing debut in the poetry anthology Nuwe Stemme (Tafelberg Publishers, 1997) and a number of his poems were subsequently included in the anthology Afrikaanse Poësie in ‘n Duisend en Enkele Gedigte (1999), compiled by Gerrit Komrij.[4]
Dreyer is better known for his prose work, and he has been awarded or shortlisted for significant South African literary awards.[5]
His latest collection of stories, Kodachrome, was published in August 2022 and has garnered rave reviews. [6] [7] [8]
In 2023 his first collection of poems, "Nou in infrarooi" was published.
Novels edit
- Erdvarkfontein, Tafelberg Publishers (1998)
- Stinkafrikaners, Tafelberg Publishers(2000)
- Equatoria, Tafelberg Publishers (2006)
- Dorado, Penguin Random House (2016)
- The Long Wave, Penguin Random House (2016)
Short stories edit
- Polaroid, Tafelberg Publishers(2007)
- Kodachrome, Protea (2022)
Awards edit
- 1998 M-Net Bursary[9]
- 2001 Eugène Marais Prize for Stinkafrikaners[5]
- 2007 Equatoria shortlisted for the M-Net Literary Prize[10]
- 2017 Dorado shortlisted for the University of Johannesburg Fiction Prize (Afrikaans)[11]
- 2017 The Long Wave longlisted for the Sunday Times Literary Awards Fiction Prize[12]
- 2019 Tom Dreyer's poem Slaap jy solank dan hou ek die fort won the Afrikaans category of the AVBOB national poetry competition. [13]
References edit
- ^ "Tom Dreyer: Biographical info". NB Publishers. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Tom Dreyer". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Tom Dreyer - Bio". tomdreyer.wordpress.com. August 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Tom Dreyer". stellenboschwriters.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Akademiepryse 1909" (PDF) (in Afrikaans). akademie.co.za. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Die gooislag met woorde voer die leser mee". netwerk24.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Tom Dreyer se uitsonderlike in die alledaagse". netwerk24.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Kodachrome - Tom Dreyer". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Izak de Vries - Kom slag n bees". joanhambidge.blogspot.co.za. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Book awards: M-Net Book Prize Short List". librarything.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Book awards: UJ-prize shortlist". maroelamedia.co.za. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Book awards: Barry Ronge Fiction Prize shortlist". bookslive.co.za. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Tom Dreyer - broer, vriend". versindaba.co.za. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2022.