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