Hertzog Prize


The Hertzog Prize is an annual award given to Afrikaans writers by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, formerly the South African Academy for Language, Literature and Arts. It is the most prestigious prize in Afrikaans literature.
The prize was first established in 1914 as part of the Tweede Taalbeweging ; its first winner was Totius for his 1915 poetry collection Trekkerswee. The prize is awarded in the categories of poetry, prose, and drama, and was previously awarded in the category of scientific writing.

List of Hertzog Prize winners

Poetry

Drama

Prose

Scientific prose

  • 1943 – J. du P. Scholtz.
  • 1944 – C. Beyers.