Martie Preller
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Martie Preller () is an Afrikaans teacher, author, scriptwriter and playwright.
Born in Potchefstroom, she attended school at Laerskool Mooirivier and Hoërskool Gimnasium there, before completing a BA with English and Latin as majors (cum laude, 1969) and a Teacher's diploma (cum laude, 1970) at the University of Potchefstroom.
She began her career as a teacher at the Hoërskool Gimnasium in Potchefstroom (Latin and English, 1971-1972), Hoërskool Fakkel, Johannesburg (Latin and English, 1973) and the Hoërskool Randburg (for one term in 1974), before turning to private tutoring Latin and English.
She later qualified in Psychology (BA Unisa, 1988-1990; BA Hons, RAU 1991).