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Heinrich Willemse

Full Names: Heinrich Stephen Samuel (Hein) Willemse

Date of Birth: 18/09/1957

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In Brief

President: International Society for Oral Literatures of Africa (ISOLA), USA; Director: Naspers group, Cape Town, RSA; Vice-Chair: Welkom Trust, Cape Town, RSA; Editor-in-chief: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association, Pretoria, RSA;

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Birth & Nationality

Nationality: South African

Residential Details

Country of Residence: South Africa

Chairmanships

Chair: National Language Project; Cape Town, RSA; 1991; 1994

Chair: Western Cape Cultural Commission; Cape Town, RSA; 1999; 2000

President: International Society for Oral Literatures of Africa (ISOLA); USA; 2006

Directorships

Chief Executive: OLM Communications; Cape Town, RSA; 1996; 2000

Director: J.P. van der Walt Publishers; Pretoria, RSA; 1997; 1998

Director: Shoma Educational Trust; Johannesburg, RSA; 1998; 2000

Vice-Chair: Welkom Trust; Cape Town, RSA; 1998

Director: Naspers group; Cape Town, RSA; 2002

Current Positions

Professor & Head: Department of Afrikaans, University of Pretoria; Pretoria, RSA; 2000

Editor-in-chief: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association; Pretoria, RSA; 2003

Previous Positions

Member: Language Plan Task Group (Langtag) (DACST); Pretoria; 1996; 1996

Member: Pan South African Language Board (Afrikaans Language Committee); Pretoria; 2001; 2003

Awards

Curry Foundation Award: Curry Foundation; 1978

Rotary Leadership Award: Rotary South Africa; 1979

Honorary Fellow in Writing: University of Iowa; 1985

Cape Heritage Merit Award: Western Cape Provincial Government; 2000

Insig Afrikaans Kanna Onbeperk: Klein Karoo Arts Festival; 2002

Voluntary Activities

Councillor: Legal Aid Clinic; UWC, Bellville; 1978; 1979

Publications

Author: Poetry; Author; Blac; 1983

Co-editor: Collected essays; Co-editor; UWC; 1986

Co-editor: Journalism & interviews; Co-editor; Taurus; 1986

co-editor: Collected writings; co-editor; Taurus; 1989

co-editor: Collected essays; co-editor; UWC; 1997

Editor: Short stories; Editor; Kwela; 1999

Editor: Essays; Editor; Kwela; 2000

Author: Book; Author; Protea Book House; 2007

Society Memberships

Maatschappij der Lettere, Leiden, The Netherlands: Member; 1990

Literator Society: Member; 1990

Afrikaans Literature Society: Member; 1990

African Literature Association (ALA): Member; 2000

International Society for Oral Literatures of Africa: Executive member; 2004

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