Cecilia du Toit - Revision history

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 In 2008 she won the [[Afrikaans]] section of the [[Maskew Miller Longman]] Drama competition with a children’s play, ''[[Boetie Beter Bester]]''.
-Her first adult play, Maskermaan, was a finalist in the Nagtegaal Teksprys competition. The play was performed at the KKNK, Woordfees and Volksbladfees in 2009. Maskermaan was also an ATKV Woordveertjie finalist in 2009.
+Her first adult play, ''[[Maskermaan]]'', was a finalist in the [[Nagtegaal Teksprys]] competition. The play was performed at the [[KKNK]], [[Woordfees]] and [[Volksbladfees]] in 2009. ''[[Maskermaan]]'' was also an [[ATKV Woordveertjie]] finalist in 2009.
 She won the [[Maskew Miller Longman]] Drama competition with her youth play ''[[Swewende Maan]]'' in 2012, and again in 2014 with ''[[BFF]]''.
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 Five of her youth plays were produced for the [[Tienertoneel Drama Competition]] in 2014 and 2015.
 == Sources ==

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 She began her studies at the University of Pretoria, completing a B.A. with English and History of Drama as major subjects in 1972. She obtained a H.E.D. in English Language and Literature in 1973 from the Pretoria Teachers Training College, followed by a BA Honours from the University of Pretoria in English (1976), an Advanced Diploma in Education (with a focus on the gifted child) from the College for Further Education in Pretoria (1985), an M.A in English and a PhD from the University of Pretoria.
-After teaching for three years, she became a lecturer in English at the [[Pretoria Teachers Training College]] in 1977, resigned in 1980 to raise three children, and worked part-time at the [[Centre for Highly Gifted Children]] from 1981 to 1992. She again became a lecturer in English, literacy education, reading promotion and adolescent reading development in the Faculty of Education at the [[University of Pretoria]] from 1993 until her retirement in 2012.
+After teaching for three years, she became a lecturer in English at the [[Pretoria Teachers' Training College]] in 1977, resigned in 1980 to raise three children, and worked part-time at the [[Centre for Highly Gifted Children]] from 1981 to 1992. She again became a lecturer in English, literacy education, reading promotion and adolescent reading development in the Faculty of Education at the [[University of Pretoria]] from 1993 until her retirement in 2012.
 She wrote academic articles on adolescent reading promotion and several textbooks on the teaching of English. A children’s novel, ''Giepie en Grootjie'', was published by [[Human and Rousseau]] in 1993.

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 As a creative writer, she has written children’s plays, radio dramas and plays for adults.
-Two of her early children’s plays were published in anthologies, namely ''[[ Die Skuld van Sarel Sluim, oftewel Hoe die heldhaftige Hendrik Heuningkom die Papenpools gehelp het]]'' (1994: in [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] en [[Herman Pretorius|Pretorius]]. ''[[Die Magiese Kring]]''. Cape Town: Juta) en ''[[Slim, slimmer, Simon]]'' (1995. In E. van Wyk. ''[[Van die Banke op die Planke]]'').
+Two of her early children’s plays were published in anthologies, namely ''[[ Die Skuld van Sarel Sluim, oftewel Hoe die Heldhaftige Hendrik Heuningkom die Papenpools Gehelp Het]]'' (1994: in [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] en [[Herman Pretorius|Pretorius]]. ''[[Die Magiese Kring]]''. Cape Town: Juta) en ''[[Slim, slimmer, Simon]]'' (1995. In E. van Wyk. ''[[Van die Banke op die Planke]]'').
 In 1998 she was awarded second prize in the [[RSG]] radio drama competition for ''[[Barnardbodensteinbuysgoeiemôre]]''.

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 == Biography ==
-Born Cecilia M. Schoeman born in Pretoria. She grew up in Bloemfontein and matriculated in Pretoria. She married [[Peet du Toit]] in 1978 and raised three children.
+Born Cecilia Magdalena Schoeman born in Pretoria. She grew up in Bloemfontein and matriculated in Pretoria. She married [[Peet du Toit]] in 1978 and raised three children.
 == Training ==

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 As a creative writer, she has written children’s plays, radio dramas and plays for adults.
-Two of her early children’s plays were published in anthologies, namely ''[[ Die Skuld van Sarel Sluim, oftewel Hoe die heldhaftige Hendrik Heuningkom die Papenpools gehelp het]]'' (1994: in [[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. ''[[Die Magiese Kring]]''. Cape Town: Juta) en ''[[Slim, slimmer, Simon]]'' (1995. In E. van Wyk. ''[[Van die Banke op die Planke]]'').
+Two of her early children’s plays were published in anthologies, namely ''[[ Die Skuld van Sarel Sluim, oftewel Hoe die heldhaftige Hendrik Heuningkom die Papenpools gehelp het]]'' (1994: in [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] en [[Herman Pretorius|Pretorius]]. ''[[Die Magiese Kring]]''. Cape Town: Juta) en ''[[Slim, slimmer, Simon]]'' (1995. In E. van Wyk. ''[[Van die Banke op die Planke]]'').
 In 1998 she was awarded second prize in the [[RSG]] radio drama competition for ''[[Barnardbodensteinbuysgoeiemôre]]''.

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-[[Cecilia du Toit]] (19**-) is an academic, lecturer, author and playwright.
+[[Cecilia du Toit]] (1952-) is an academic, lecturer, author and playwright.
 == Biography ==
-Born [[Cecilia Schoeman]] in Bloemfontein(?), she went to school at **
+Born [[Cecilia Schoeman]] born in Pretoria. She grew up in Bloemfontein and matriculated in Pretoria. She married [[Peet du Toit]] in 1978 and raised three children.
 == Training ==
-Began her studies at the Pretoria Teachers College, completing a B.A. and H.E.D. in English Language and Literature (1970 – 1973), followed by a BA Honours from the University of Pretoria (1975 – 1976), an Advanced diploma in Education (with a focus on the gifted child) from the College for Further Education in Pretoria (1984 – 1985), an M.A in Literature and  PhD from the University of Pretoria.
+She began her studies at the University of Pretoria, completing a B.A. with English and History of Drama as major subjects in 1972. She obtained a H.E.D. in English Language and Literature in 1973 from the Pretoria Teachers Training College, followed by a BA Honours from the University of Pretoria in English (1976), an Advanced Diploma in Education (with a focus on the gifted child) from the College for Further Education in Pretoria (1985), an M.A in English and a PhD from the University of Pretoria.
-She became a lecturer in literacy education, reading promotion and adolescent reading development in the facluyty of Education at the University of Pretoria in March 1993, wad promoted to Senior lecturer in 2001 and retired in 2011
+After teaching for three years, she became a lecturer in English at the [[Pretoria Teachers Training College]] in 1977, resigned in 1980 to raise three children, and worked part-time at the [[Centre for Highly Gifted Children]] from 1981 to 1992. She again became a lecturer in English, literacy education, reading promotion and adolescent reading development in the Faculty of Education at the [[University of Pretoria]] from 1993 until her retirement in 2012.
-After retirement she has taken up freelance editing and proofreading and has actively pursued a career as creative writer.
+She wrote academic articles on adolescent reading promotion and several textbooks on the teaching of English. A children’s novel, ''Giepie en Grootjie'', was published by [[Human and Rousseau]] in 1993.
-She married [[Peet du Toit]] in 1978.
+She won first, second and third prizes at the ''Bloemfonteinse Skrywerskring'' in 1991 and was awarded first prize in 1998 at the Potchefstroomse Skryfskool for a short story entitled ''Die Orakel''.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-She has won a number of the Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards over the years for her dramatic work, inter alia for ''[[Boetie Beter Bester]]'' (2008) and ''[[BFF]]'' in 2014.
+Two of her early children’s plays were published in anthologies, namely ''[[Die Skuld van Sarel Sluim]]'' (1994. In [[Temple Hauptfleisch]]. ''[[Die Magiese Kring]]''. Cape Town: Juta) en ''[[Slim, slimmer, Simon]]'' (1995. In E. van Wyk. ''Van die banke op die planke'').
-In 2012 she won the [[Afrikaans]] and [[IsiNdebele]] sections of the Youth Drama section of the competition.
+In 1998 she was awarded second prize in the [[RSG]] radio drama competition for ''[[Barnardbodensteinbuysgoeiemôre]]''.
 == Sources ==
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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilia-du-toit-5706674a/?ppe=1