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Who I am

Aniel Botha, Language Services

Wordsmith

 

I'm a self-confessed word nerd. I enjoy nothing more than arranging and re-arranging the alphabet and watching words, sentences, paragraphs and stories come to life. I read dictionaries for fun and I get a kick out of hunting down spelling and grammar errors.

 

 

and much more...

 

When my nose isn't stuck in a book, you will find me cooking up a storm, falling off my mountain bike, making a mosaic, watching a movie, dancing, appreciating nature or spending time with my loved ones.

Publications

Books:

  • 'n Dans met die dood 2010 Zebra Press

  • Pirouette 2012 Quellerie

  • Poems published in Die heel mooiste Afrikaanse liefdesgedigte (Fanie Olivier) 2016 Human & Rousseau

  • Poems published in Vers & Vrou (Karen de Wet) 2020 Human & Rousseau

  • Short story published in Die Chris Barnard Prys - 24 stories 2020 Minimal Press

  • Short story published on LitNet 2024

 

Reviews:

  • Book reviews for Die Burger (1 Nov 2010, 7 Feb 2011, 9 May 2011)

 

Articles:

  • "Wees ge(Soen)groet!" My Tyd, 7 Okt 2012

Qualifications

  • 2005 BEd Cum laude, University of Stellenbosch

  • 2009 MA Creative Writing, University of Cape Town

  • 2010 Basic Copy Editing and Proofreading, John Linnegar

  • 2013 Introduction to Copywriting, AAA Advertising School

Achievements

  

  • 2002 JH van der Merwe Prize for Afrikaans, University of Stellenbosch

  • 2005 Academic Colours, University of Stellenbosch

  • 2004, 2005 Dean's Award for academic achievement as top achiever in BEd program

  • 2005 SAOU medal for academic top achiever in BEd program

  • 2009 JBM Herzog bursary, University of Cape Town

  • 2013 Top Achiever, Inroduction to Copywriting, AAA Advertising School

  • 2013 Woordveertjie nominee (Pirouette)

  • 2020 Short story "Die rok" shortlisted for Chris Barnard prize

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