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Danie Botha

Danie Botha
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Author of children's books, short stories and TV documentaries

Daniel Stephanus Botha was born on 28 February 1947 near De Doorns. He started to work at the Provincial Library in Cape Town, and studied Afrikaans and Nederlands at the University of Stellenbosch, where he obtained a BA in 1970. 1973: Diploma in Drama at the Academy of Drama.
He worked as editor for fiction at Tafelberg publishers from 1972 until his retirement in 2000.
Danie Botha is co-founder, chairman and actor of Die Akademiespelers and lives as a single in Cape Town.

Award:
2011: Honorary tribute from the ATKV acknowledging his contribution to drama and his work in publishing as editor

Books:
Uil in die pad, 1981
Hulde aan J D (compiler), Tafelberg, 1987
In ons goeie boekies (compiler), 1991
Die beste spookstories van C.J. Langenhoven (compiler), Tafelberg, 1992
Die Soft-rock klub (short stories, gay's life), Tafelberg, 1995
Party van ons: die Homeros leesboek (compilation: gay authors), Homeros, Tafelberg, 2001
Wellingston se suiker: die beste sketse van PH Nortje (compiler), Tafelberg, 1993
Voetligte & Applous! (Die beginjare van die Afrikaanse beroepstoneel), Tafelberg, 2006
Op 'n hoë noot: die lekkerste stories van PH Nortje (compiler), Tafelberg 2008
2010 Tien uit tien: stories en sêgoeters van Fanus Rautenbach (compiler), Tafelberg 2008

Short stories in compilations:
Die man wat van goud gehou het in: Goue fluit, my storie is uit, (compiled by Linda Rode) 1988
Die wou-wou Kersfees in Vrede op aarde, (compiled by Linda Rode) 1990
'n Laken skuif af and Middag langs die voor in Wisselstroom (compiled by Hennie Aucamp) 1990
Tant Hanna se Kerskonsert, in Die goeie gety (compiled by Lindeque de Beer), 1995
Om Thomas and Skulp in Soort soek soort (compiled by Johann de Lange, Human en Rousseau), 1997
Sneeupoeding in Borde borde boordevol (compiled by Hennie Aucamp), 1998
Iemand by die deur in Uit die kontreie vandaan(compiled by Abraham H. de Vries), Human en Rousseau, 2000

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