Illustration by Ian Lusted

François Bloemhof was born on 15 September, in Paarl. He studied languages at the University of Stellenbosch (BA) because he always knew he wanted to be a writer. When working with words, whether his own or someone else's, he is in his element and he tries to write the kind of books no one else would think of writing. Whereas some authors write slices of life, he says he has always preferred slices of cake.
Until recently, he worked as fiction editor for Sarie magazine. He is currently a copywriter at a language bureau.
François lives in Durbanville. He is unmarried and, to the best of his knowledge, has no children, except for his three cats.

François' quote:
Geloof is om nie die waarheid te wil weet nie.

Hobbies:

    
See also Authors cats
3 cats - Purdey (the original one, a ginger female), Felino (a male lilac-point Siamese) and Thomas (the totally expressionless male ginger).
Watching movies, whether on DVD or in a cinema, listening to music, surfing the Net and reading. Eating chocolates and pizzas.

1991: Debut Prize of De Kat for Die nag het net een oog
1996: Tafelberg/Sanlam Prize for youth fiction for Slinger-slinger
1998: FNB/Kagiso Prize for Youth Fiction for Die wit huis
ATKV Prize three years running for the youth novels
Die waterding, Kamer 13 and Die speletjie.
2005: Sanlam Prize for Nie vir kinders nie
2007: Stad aan die einde van die wêreld - 2nd. at the Maskew Miller Longman competition (Literature for schools), 2007
Apart from other prizes, his books have also been finalists in several competitions.

Jagseisoen, 2007 Dit is François Bloemhof se tweede Alma van der Pool-spanningsverhaal, en volg op Spinnerak.

Donker veld: Afsprake op spanningsterrein compiled and edited by Francois Bloemhof, LAPA, 2003

Rillers-omnibus, 2006 Agt Rillers-boeke: Die vrou met die pers oog, Donderwoud, Die Waterding, Kry Vir Jou, Ou Langklou, Kamer 13, Die Speletjie, Hospitaaltyd en Vampiere in Londen.

Die nag het net een oog, Tafelberg, 1991 Die duiwel se tuin, Tafelberg, 1993 Koue soen, Tafelberg, 1994 (finalist in the Sanlam/De Kat competition) Die dom towenaar, Juta, 1994 Sakkie en die Toffiewolf, Juta, 1994 Bloedbroer, Tafelberg, 1995 Middernagland, Human & Rousseau, 1996 Storieboek, Human&Rousseau, 1996 Die vrou met die pers oog, Human & Rousseau, 1996 Donkerwoud, Human & Rousseau, 1996 Dinnie Kaboef, Juta, 1997 Mooidraai Basuin, Human&Rousseau, 1997 Slinger-slinger, Tafelberg, 1997 Nagbesoeker, Human & Rousseau, 1997 Die waterding, Human & Rousseau, 1997 K-TV Holiday Fun, Human & Rousseau, 1997 Kamer 13, Human & Rousseau, 1998 Die wit huis, Perskor, 1998 Hostis, Queillerie, 1998 Die speletjie, Human & Rousseau, 1999, (First book with own computer game) . Klipgooi, Human & Rousseau, 1999 Die dae to ek Elvis was, Tafelberg, 2000 Kry vir jou, ou Langklou, Human & Rousseau, 2000

'n Tweede asem vir Jan A, Human & Rousseau, 2001 Drie van die bestes: Vrou in die maan, As die regters swyg, Diep moord, LAPA 2001 Hospitaaltyd, Human & Rousseau, 2001 Spinnekoppe in die huis, Nasou, 2002 - Spiders in the house Agent snoet en die botterdiamant, Lapa, 2002 A day to celebrate, Nasou / Via Afrika, 2002 - 'n Dag om te vier, Nasou / Via Afrika, 2002 My storiestraat, Nasou / Via Afrika, 2002 Wie wil wat wees, Nasou / Via Afrika, 2002 Bright ideas, Nasou / Via Afrika, 2002 - Blink gedagtes, Nasou / Via Afrika, 2002 Let's make some changes, Nasou, 2002 Donker veld, LAPA 2003 Storiestraat: Grootboek, Nasou / Via Afrika, 2004 - Story street: Big Books, Nasou / Via Afrika, 2004 Vampiere in London, Human en Rousseau , 2004 Nie vir kinders nie, Tafelberg, 2005 Agent Snoet en die kattekwaad, Lapa, 2005 Trefkrag (Co-authors: H. Brain, R. Fourie), Nasou / Via Afrika, 2005 Impact, (Co-authors: D. Mentor, Johan van Lill), Nasou / Via Afrika, 2006 Rillers-omnibus (8 books), Human & Rousseau, 2006 Spinnerak, LAPA, 2006 Stad aan die einde van die wêreld, Maskew Miller Longman, 2007 Jagseisoen, Lapa, 2007 Rooi Luiperd (New revised ed., 2008)

See also web pages at Storiewerf and Tafelberg

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