List of South African writers

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Lionel Abrahams (1926 / 1928-2004)
• Peter Abrahams (1919-2017)
• Tatamkhulu Afrika (1920–2002), born in Egypt
• Rennie Airth (* 1935)

B.

• Christiaan Bakkes (* 1965)
• C. Johan Bakkes (* 1956)
• Margaret Bakkes (1931-2016)
• Shabbir Banoobhai (* 1949)
• Chris Barnard (1939-2015)
• Mark Behr (1963–2015), born in Tanganyika , now Tanzania
• Hilda Bernstein (1915–2006), born in Great Britain
• Lauren Beukes (* 1976)
• Breyten Breytenbach (* 1939)
• André Brink (1935-2015)
• Andrew Brown (born 1966)
• Dennis Brutus (1924–2009), born in Rhodesia , pseudonym John Bruin
• Herman Charles Bosman (1905-1951)

C.

• Edwin Cameron (born 1953)
• JM Coetzee (* 1940), received the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature
• Jack Cope (1913-1991)
• Jeremy Cronin (* 1949)
• Patrick Cullinan (1932-2011)

D.

• Achmat Dangor (* 1948)
• Ingrid de Kok (* 1951)
• Marq De Villiers (born 1940)
• Sandile Dikeni (* 1960)
• Modikwe Dikobe (* 1913)
• CJ Driver (* 1939), also Jonty Driver
• K. Sello Duiker (1974-2005)

E.

• Ahmed Essop (1931–2019), born in India
• Elisabeth Eybers (1915-2007)

F.

• Ruth First (1925-1982)
• Lynne Freed (born 1945)
• Athol Fugard (* 1932)
• Sheila Fugard (* 1932), born in Great Britain

G

• Damon Galgut (born 1963)
• Mark Gevisser (* 1964)
• Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela (* 1955)
• Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014), received the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature
• Jeremy Gordin (born 1952)
• Stephen Gray (* 1941)
• Henriette Grové (1922-2009)
• Thelma Gutsche (1915–1984)
• Mafika Gwala (1946-2014)

H

• Shelley Harris (* 1967)
• Bessie Head (1937-1986)
• Etienne van Heerden (* 1954)
• Bruce Hewett
• Christopher Hope (* 1944)
• Peter Horn (1934-2019)
• Emma Huismans (* 1947), born in the Netherlands

J

• Rayda Jacobs (born 1947)
• Fhazel Johennesse (* 1956)
• Ingrid Jonker (1933-1965)
• Pamela Jooste (* 1946)
• Archibald Campbell Mzolisa Jordan (1906–1968)
• Elsa Joubert (1922-2020)

K

• Ronelda Kamfer (* 1981)
• John Christoffel Kannemeyer (1939–2011)
• Jonathan Kaplan (* 1956)
• Farida Karodia (* 1942)
• Keorapetse Kgositsile (1938-2018)
• Uys Krige (1910-1987)
• Antjie Krog (* 1952)
• Mazisi Kunene (1930-2006)
• Ellen Kuzwayo (1914-2006)

L.

• Alex La Guma (1925–1985)
• David Lambkin (* 1947), born in Great Britain
• Anne Landsman (* 1959)
• CJ Langenhoven (1873-1932)
• Etienne Leroux (1922–1989)
• Colleen Lindsay , also Mauritius
• Douglas Livingstone (1932–1996), born in Malaysia
• Sarah Lotz (* 1971), numerous pseudonyms
• Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw (1906–1970)

M.

• Kgafela oa Magogodi (* 1968)
• Sindiwe Magona (* 1943)
• Arthur Maimane (1932-2005)
• Matsemela Manaka (1955-1998)
• Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
• Chris Mann (* 1948)
• Maishe Maponya (* 1951)
• Eugène Marais (1871-1936)
• Mark Mathabane (* 1960)
• Miriam Mathabane
• Todd Matshikiza (1921-1968)
• Don Mattera (* 1934 or 1935)
• Dalene Matthee (1938-2005)
• James McClure (1939-2006)
• Margaret McCord (1916-2004)
• Zakes Mda (* 1948)
• John van Melle (1887–1953), born in the Netherlands
• Deon Meyer (* 1958)
• Thando Mgqolozana (* 1983)
• Gcina Mhlophe (* 1958)
• Benjamin Moloise (1955–1985)
• Casey Motsisi (1932-1977)
• Phaswane Mpe (1970-2004)
• Ezekiel Mphahlele (1919–2008), also Es'kia Mphahlele
• Samuel Mqhayi (1875-1945)
• Oswald Mbuyisene Mtshali (* 1940)
• Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (1921-2020)

N

• Njabulo Ndebele (* 1948)
• Mike Nicol (born 1951)
• Dolf van Niekerk (* 1929)
• Marlene van Niekerk (* 1954)
• Lewis Nkosi (1936-2010)
• Arthur Nortje (1942-1970)
• Malla Nunn
• Sibusiso Nyembezi (1919-2000)

O

• Charles van Onselen (* 1944)
• Margie Orford (* 1964), born in Great Britain

P

• Essop Patel (1943-2007)
• Alan Paton (1903-1988)
• Jacques Pauw (* in the 20th century)
• Sol Plaatje (1876-1932)
• Menan du Plessis (* 1952)
• William Plomer (1903-1973)
• Laurens van der Post (1906–1996)
• Max du Preez (born 1951)
• Thomas Pringle (1789–1834), born in Great Britain
• Koleka Putuma (* 1993)

R.

• Jan Rabie (1920-2001)
• Lesego Rampolokeng (* 1965)
• Jo-Anne Richards
• Daphne Rooke (1914-2009)
• Sheila Roberts (1937-2009)

S.

• Albie Sachs (born 1935)
• Riana Scheepers (* 1957)
• Karel Schoeman (1939-2017)
• Alan Scholefield (* 1931)
• Andrew Henry Martin Scholtz (1923-2004)
• Olive carpenter (1855-1920)
• Tembela Sekele , also Lesotho
• Sipho Sepamla (1932-2007)
• Mongane Wally Serote (* 1944)
• Gillian Slovo (* 1952)
• Adam Small (1936-2016)
• Bartho Smit (1924–1986)
• Pauline Smith (1882-1959)
• Roger Smith (* 1960)
• Wilbur Smith (born 1933)
• Kelwyn Sole (born 1951)
• Allister Sparks (1933-2016)
• Siegfried Stander
• Wilma Stockenström (* 1933)
• Jonny Steinberg (* 1970)

T

• Can Themba (1924-1968)
• Lefifi Tladi (* 1949)
• Miriam Tlali (1933-2017)
• Jann Turner (* 1964)

V

• Nicolaas Vergunst (* 1958)
• Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (1906–1947)
• Lettie Viljoen (* 1948)
• Andries Gerhardus Visser (1878–1929)
• Ivan Vladislavić (* 1957)
• Abraham de Vries (* 1937)

W.

• Zukiswa Wanner (* 1976), born in Zambia
• Mary Watson
• Stephen Watson (1954-2011)
• Zoë Wicomb (* 1948)
• Christopher van Wyk (1957-2014)

Z

• Rachel Zadok (* 1972)
• Rose Zwi (1928–2018), born in Mexico

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Ellen Kuzwayo, anti-apartheid crusader, this at 91" , New York Times , April 22, 2006