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.List of Hertzog Prize winners
Poetry
