Ingrid Winterbach
Ingrid Winterbach (1948–) is a celebrated movelist, artist and playwright
Biography
Born Ingrid Gerda Winterbach in Johannesburg on 14 February 1948. Completed her schooling at Florida High School. Studied for a B.A. degree, majoring in Afrikaans and Dutch the University of the Witwatersrand (1966-1969). Completed a masters degree on the poetry of Breyten Breytenbach (under the supervision of D.J. Opperman) at the University of Stellenbosch in 1974.
Besides her painting and writing, she also had an academic career, which began in 1970 as assistant in the Department Afrikaans en Nederlands at the University of the Witwatersrand, then taught for a while in Louis Trichardt and Johannesburg (1972) and from 1977 to 1990 she was a lecturer in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Stellenbosch. She then replaced to Durban where she intermittently served as lecturer in Afrikaans at the University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal between from 1991 and 2001, as well as teaching at Durban Girls’ High School (1993-94).
In 1996 she was Visiting Author at the California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, where she taught creative writing in the School of Critical Studies. She was also a part time journalist for Die Burger.
She initially started writing under the pseudonym Lettie Viljoen, only later publishing under her real name.
Her novels are highly regarded, complex literary works, for which she has received numerous awards, including the Hertzog Prize in 2013.
In 1984 verskyn Klaaglied vir Koos by Taurus Uitgewers onder die skuilnaam Lettie Viljoen. Dit word in 1986 vir die verhoog aangepas deur Christo Leach en Barney Simon. 1986 in die Mark-Teater in Johannesburg opgevoer.”
In 2010 word Ingrid se eerste drama, Spyt, tydens Aardklop op die planke gebring, Die Aardklop-produksie was ook Spyt se première, en die drama is met die AngloGold Ashanti Fyngoud-prys vir die beste nuwe Afrikaanse aanbieding op Aardklop bekroon. Spyt is ook in 2011 by die KKNK op die planke gebring. Produksie: Saartjie Botha, Regie deur Ingrid se dogter, die teaterpraktisyn en skrywer Brink Scholtz, met Stian Bam, Waldemar Schultz en Nicole Holm, Ntombi Makutshi. http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/ingrid-winterbach-19481
