Willem Anker

Willem Anker (born 1979) is a South African writer who writes in the Afrikaans language. He was born in Citrusdal in 1979. He studied at Stellenbosch University, where he now teaches creative writing.^[1] His debut novel, Siegfried, was published in 2007. His most noted work to date is the multi-award winning Buys (2014) which was translated into English by Michiel Heyns as Red Dog and was longlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize.^[1]

Awards

• 2008 University of Johannesburg Prize, for Siegfried^[2]
• 2015 University of Johannesburg Prize, for Buys^[2]
• 2015 W.A. Hofmeyr Prize, for Buys^[3]
• 2016 Hertzog Prize, for Buys^[4]
• 2016 K. Sello Duiker Memorial Award, for Buys^[5]