Zelda Bezuidenhout
Zelda Bezuidenhout is a writer of Afrikaans novels, including youth novels, and radio dramas.
Biography
Zelda Bezuidenhout (née Nel) is a South African author, was born in Zambia and moved to South Africa as a young girl. After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Communication at the University of the Free State she worked as an advertising copywriter in Johannesburg for most of her adult life. and only started writing Afrikaans novels at the age of 56.
Work
Her first novel, an Afrikaans youth novel As mens geluk kon proe, was the runner-up in LAPA Publishers Youth Novel competition of 2018. It has since been translated into English and was published as Confessions of a Ginger Pudding in 2021. Her first novel for adults, Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom, was published in 2019 by NB Publishers[1]and has subsequently been adapted for film. The film premiered at the Silwerskermfees, an Afrikaans film festival, in Cape Town.
Several other Young Adult novels and a suspense novel, Die waarde van stil bure, followed. In 2023, she was once again the runner-up in LAPA Publishers Youth Novel competition with her Young Adult manuscript Quinn se jaar van kwik. The novel is set for publication in October 2024.
Bezuidenhout and a writing partner won the first prize in an Afrikaans audio drama competition with an entry called Koppelkat.
Many of Bezuidenhout’s short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines. She also had a regular column which ran for three years in the ATKV magazine, Taalgenoot.
Work
Young Adult novels:
- As mens geluk kon proe (2018)
- Die 6 weke van Thomas en Ella (2019)
- Toe ons oneindig was (2020)[2]
- Confessions of a ginger pudding (2021)
- Die 3 van ons (2021)
- Anderkant die blou (2022)
- Quinn se jaar van kwik (2024)
Adult novels:
- Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom (2019)
- Die waarde van stil bure (2021).
References
- ↑ "NB Publishers | die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom".
- ↑ Gallagher, Angie (August 17, 2020). "New Afrikaans YA novel breaks ground with first-ever lesbian main character". MambaOnline. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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