Dirk en Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK kompetisie vir Nuutgeskrewe Verhoogtekste

Popularly referred to as the Nagtegaalprys ("Nagtegaal Prize"), but its formal name is the Dirk en Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK kompetisie vir Nuutgeskrewe Verhoogtekste ("The Dirk and Reinette Nagtegaal KKNK competition for Newly Written Playtexts"]]

A competition instituted in 2002 by Dirk Nagtegaal and Reinette Nagtegaal(in conjunction with the KKNK arts festival in Oudtshoorn) , to encourage the writing of quality drama-texts in Afrikaans.

Prize winners over the years include Koggelmandermanby Pieter Fourie (2003), Man (S.nw) by Madelein Volschenk (2003), 10 gesprekke oor die man wat nie wou huil nie by Wikus du Toit (2003), Plofstof by Pieter Jacobs (2004), Straties by Braam van der Vyver (2004), Vrededorp by Charles Fourie (2005), Haaks by Chris Vorster (2005), **

Other plays submitted include: in 2003 for example, Droogte by Jill Fletcher; [[Die agt-dertig na Mafeking]] by Gerrit Geertsema; Gesplete Tong by Schalk Schoombie; Ekke homo deur Chris Smit; Kom terug Saartjie, kom terug deur Hans Pienaar; Nagsweet by Bets Prinsloo; Stille Waters by Anton Treurnicht; and Ramparty by Braam van der Vyver. These were all taken up in a text archives.

Celebrity judges used over the years were André P. Brink, Salomi Louw, Peter Voges, Riana Barnard, Ilse van Hemert, Jeanne Goosen, Francois Smith, P.G. du Plessis, Henry Mylne, Willem Fransman jr, Woutrine Theron and Kobus Burger.

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