Wilna Adriaanse
Wilna Adriaanse is a South African Afrikaans romantic fiction writer. Her first book, Die wingerd sal weer bot, was published in 2000 under the name Wilmine Burger. Her book, 'n Heildronk op liefde, won the 2003 Lapa Publishers’ Prize for Romance and in 2009 she was awarded the ATKV-Woordveertjie prize for her novel, Die boek van Ester.
Adriaanse was born on 19 March 1958 in the Kalahari, and grew up in Worcester. She matriculated in 1976 from Worcester High School. She earned a BA and BA honours in development administration from the University of Stellenbosch. In 2011, she completed a master's degree with distinction in Creative Writing at the University of Cape Town. Her thesis was also published under the title, 'n Klein Lewe by Tafelberg.
Works
As Wilna Adriaanse:’n Ongewone belegging, Jasmyn, 2001Alleenvlug, Jasmyn, 2002Die reuk van verlange, Jasmyn, 2003Serenade vir ’n nagtegaal, Jasmyn, 2004Rebecca, Tafelberg, 2004Hande wat heel, Hartklop, 2005Met ander woorde, Tafelberg, 2006Die boek van Ester, Tafelberg, 2008Vier seisoene kind, Tafelberg, 2010'n Klein lewe, Tafelberg, 2012Dubbelspel, Tafelberg, 2014Eindspel, Tafelberg, 2017Blindside, Tafelberg, 2019 Endgame, Tafelberg, 2020 Vlug, Tafelberg, 2021As Wilmine Burger:Die wingerd sal weer bot, Lapa, 2000’n Heildronk op die liefde, Lapa, 2002Liefde is ’n kleur, Lapa, 2002Brug van woorde, Lapa, 2004