DESMOND TUTU-GERRIT BRAND AWARD FOR DEBUT WORK WINNER 2024
Rooiletterkind
Written by: Sandy Schoeman
Rooiletterkind (Naledi) by Sandy Schoeman is the winner of the debut prize. This book sheds light on the process and consequences of adoption, as well as the dynamics of being a mother and family relationships. “The author evokes empathy in the reader, and takes you on a journey that starts with her yearning for children of her own, her prayer and her faith that lead to fulfillment, but not in the way that she initially hoped for.
Her story is told honestly, compassionately and without pretense.
The judges are Anzil Kulsen, Lizelle de Bruin and Lisel Joubert.
The following authors have won the Desmond Tutu-Gerrit Brand Prize for debut work :
WINNER(S)
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Lisel Joubert Ontmoeting met heiliges – Verhale van hoe mense hulle geloof geleef het | Naledi |
| 2016 | Annette Potgieter (redakteur), Jong teoloë praat saam, | Bybel-Media |
| 2017 | Lauren Jacobs, Yehudit/Judit, | Lux Verbi |
| 2018 | Pierre du Plessis: Jesus ruik na mirre en stof | Lux Verbi |
| 2019 | Siya Khumalo: You have to be Gay to know God | Kwela Books |
| 2020 | Debuut-redakteur en -skrywers van Ongekaart | Bybelkor |
| 2021 | Ivor Swartz: Die verlore seun vannie Gaaitjie, | Lux Verbi |
| 2022 | Roedolf Botha Jesus-leierskap | Lux Verbi | 2023 | An-Mari do Carmo - Toe als nog groen was |
