François Bloemhof

François Bloemhof, is a South African author, playwright, composer, copywriter, and film reviewer. He writes mostly in Afrikaans and has won a number of prizes for his work.

Biography

Bloemhof was born in the town of Paarl in the Cape Province, South Africa. In 1991, he won the De Kat Prize for Die Nag Het Net Een Oog, a Gothic novel set in a small rural community. The work is a thriller with supernatural and more conventional dramatic elements. Koue soen, was a finalist in the 1994 Sanlam/De Kat/Kuns op Een novel competition and was shortlisted for the M-Net prize. He has received four ATKV children's book awards and the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature, and was a finalist in the 2007 MML literature awards. More than 300 of his short stories, mostly written under pseudonyms, have appeared in magazines. He lives in Durbanville and is a part-time copywriter, translator, and editor.

Selected bibliography

Adult fiction

Die Nag Het Net Een Oog
Die Duiwel se Tuin
Koue Soen
Bloedbroer
Storieboek
Mooidraai Basuin
Nagbesoeker
Hostis
Klipgooi
’n Tweede Asem vir Jan A
Spinnerak
Jagseisoen
Rooi Luiperd
Harde Woorde
Afspraak in Venesië
Die Onbekendes
Die Genesis-faktor
Helse Manier van Koebaai Sê
Jy-weet-wie
Moord in die Beloofde Land
Pad Na Jou Hart
Die Vierde Stem
Vir Altyd
Vir die Voëls
Double Echo
Feeding Time
Vergeet My Nie
Die duisend en eerste nag

Fiction For Teenagers And Younger Readers

Sakkie en die Toffiewolf
Die Dom Towenaar
Middernagland
Die Vrou met die Pers Oog*
Donderwoud*
Die Waterding*
Slinger-slinger
K-TV Holiday Fun
Kamer 13*
Die Wit Huis
Die Speletjie*
Kry vir jou, Ou Langklou*
Die Dae Toe Ek Elvis Was
Hospitaaltyd*
Agent Snoet en die Botterdiamant
A Day to Celebrate
Who Wants to be What?
Spiders in the House
Great Ideas
Vampiere in Londen*
Nie Vir Kinders Nie
Agent Snoet en die Kattekwaad
City at the End of the World
Moenie dat die Grootmense Hoor Nie
Agent Snoet en die Hondelewe
Flipom
Agent Snoet en die Groen Genugtig
13 Spookstories
Die Land Verby Donker
Vreeslike Versies
Nog 13 Spookstories
Koue Rillings
Liefde, Moord en Facebook
Agent Snoet en die Windlawaai
Agent Snoet 5-in-1 Omnibus

Asterix indicates titles in the
Rillers series.