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THE POWER, JOYS AND GIFTS OF STORIES
Stories cannot be contained. They can be labelled and sorted into categories, but they don’t care. Readers read and make of them what they will and so it should be.
Stories have wings. They fly where they want to.
Whether you read just for pleasure or whether you study a story, the story elements invade your being, because your life too, is a story. Stories merely mimic human existence, because being human, human authors cannot think of anything outside their “human” capabilities.
Stories bring extra experiences because when you read, you now “know” thousands of “characters” and what happened to them.There is no way that you could ever “know” so many “real” people intimately. Thus reading automatically widens your perspective.
Awareness brings the possibilities of change, if it is wanted or needed.
Each story is experienced and interpreted differently by every single reader and so it should be, because we are all unique.
The gifts of stories are immense!
MARTIE PRELLER – CV- ENGLISH
1966: Matriculated: Hoërskool Gimnasium, Potchefstroom
1969: BA: Potchefstroom University: English III (cum laude) Latin III (cum laude)
1970: University Education Diploma: Potchefstroom University (cum laude)
1988-1990: Psychology I, II and III: UNISA (cum laude)
1991: Psychology Honours: Rand Afrikaans University (cum laude)
1971-1972: English and Latin – Hoërskool Gimnasium, Potchefstroom
1973: English and Latin – Hoërskool Fakkel, Johannesburg
I conceptualized a writing course for aspiring writers in February 2000. The course focused on the making of a story nucleus which can be adapted to fit the requirements of whichever genre the student aspires to attempt, e.g. picture books, youth novels, TV scripts or magazine stories.
This Correspondence Writing Course (via e-mail, fax or snail mail) consisted of various modules, which the students could complete at their own pace. Personal feedback and encouragement were given at the completion of assignments.
It was extremely practical and aimed to get and to keep someone in front of the word processor. The course also provided an opportunity for self-development as well as for the exploration of the therapeutic value of creative writing.
WORKSHOPS ON THE MAKING OF A STORY NUCLEUS
From 2000 to 2004, I presented several personal and interactive workshops on the making of a story nucleus for Afrikaans and English aspirant writers over the whole of South Africa. These workshops concentrated on the essence of the contents of the Correspondence Course, namely that the writer is the source of his/her own stories, thus it also provided ample opportunity for the acquiring of self-knowledge and the exploration of the therapeutic value of creative writing.
The people who did the course and attended the workshops were overwhelmingly positive about the effect it had on them and on their writing.
My experience as a writer and presenter of writing workshops culminated in the publication of Eendag was daar ‘n storie – ‘n praktiese storiemaakkursus (Tafelberg 2003)(One day there was a Story – A Practical Story-Making Guide)
1992: Jy en die draakakkedis (J.L. van Schaik)
1992: You and the Dinosaur (J.L. van Schaik)
1993: Jy en Hercules (J.L. van Schaik)
1994: The Friendly Elephant (Hodder & Stoughton)
1994: Daar’s ‘n spook in my kas (Human & Rousseau)
1994: Nicola B. – Streng Privaat (Tafelberg)
1994: Jy en Toetenkat (J.L. van Schaik)
1994: Van die banke op die planke (Kagiso) (one play)
1995: ‘n Haas moet doen wat ‘n haas moet doen (Human & Rousseau)
1996: Tersia Thom 1- Vriend of Vyand (Tafelberg)
1996: Tersia Thom 2- Die Donkerhoek-Driehoek (Tafelberg)
1996: Tersia Thom 3- Skerwe in drome (Tafelberg)
1996: My naam is Alexander en wat daarvan? (Kagiso)
1996: In die tyd van die Esob (Tafelberg)
1997: Op die spoor van die Leseavanger (Juta)
1997: Droomvangers (Human & Rousseau)
1998: Tersia Thom 4 – Bloed is die kleur van ivoor (Tafelberg)
1998: Maar my magtig, Moesoek (Tafelberg)
1999: Perfectly Me (Cambridge University Press)
1999: Vonkfiksie (Human & Rousseau) (Two stories)
2000: Die Balkieboek (Human & Rousseau)
2000: Anderekantland (Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen)
2001: Lisa het ‘n plan (LAPA)
2003: Ek is Simon (Tafelberg)
2003: I am Simon (Tafelberg)
2003: Eendag was daar ‘n storie – ‘n praktiese storiemaakkursus (Tafelberg)
2003: Tortoise without a head (Nasou-Via Afrika)
2003: The Lonely Dragon (Nasou-Via Afrika)
2003: Skilpad sonder ‘n dop (Nasou-Via Afrika)
2003: Die eensame draak (Nasou-Via Afrika)
2003: Daar’s ‘n spook in my kas (Nasou-Via Afrika)
2003: Jamie en Sebastiaan (LAPA)
2004: Balkie en die Kleurdief (Human & Rousseau)
2004: Die Hart van Zeebak (Tafelberg)
2004: Diep, diep in ‘n donker bos (LAPA) .
2004: Afrika Vertel (Nasou-Via Afrika)
2004/2005: Balkie en die son se slaapplek (Best Books)
2004/2005: Balkie and the Sun’s Resting Place (Best Books)
2004/2005: Balkie en die woeste virus (Best Books)
2004/2005: Balkie and the Vicious Virus (Best Books)
2004/2005: Balkie en die lugrowers (Best Books)
2004/2005: Balkie and the Pirates of the Sky (Best Books)
2007: Jy en die dinosourus (LAPA)
2007: Jy en Hercules (LAPA)
2007: Jy en Toetenkat (LAPA)
2008: Jamie en Sebastiaan en die storiemol (LAPA) co-written with Martie Kruger
2008: Lisa het ‘n plan (LAPA)
2009: Loebi-leesreeks/Loebi Reading Series (www.loebi.co.za)
2009: Vandag is nie gister nie – an adult novel
2009: Die land van stories – ‘n praktiese storiemaakkursus – Vir almal met ‘n liefde vir stories
2009: Los ons uit! (LAPA)
2014: Ons kan! (LAPA)
2016: Jason en die Boekwurm (LAPA)
2015: Entering (self-published on Amazon)
2015: The Face of Ilev (self-published on Amazon)
2015: Forever After – A Dimensional Love Story (self-published on Amazon)
2015: Interconnected (self-published on Amazon)
2017: Die Babalela Storieboek (LAPA)
VARIOUS STORIES AND ESSAYS FOR RADIO AND MAGAZINES
3-UP (e-tv) (links and some of the material)
A Child of Africa (Sonneblom Films)
The House of Stories/ Dokotela Papalela (Sonneblom Films)
REGULAR CHILDREN’S STORIES IN MAGAZINES
Monthly children’s story (Balkie) in rooirose (January 1993 – December 2005)
Weekly children’s story (Jamie en … Sebastiaan) in vrouekeur (2000 – 2004)
Monthly story (Kanja die Derde) in rooirose (January 2006 – April 2008)
1994: Silver Sanlam Award for Youth Literature for Anderkantland
1996: ATKV Children’s Book Award for Daar’s ‘n spook in my kas
1996: ATKV Children’s Book Award for Jy en Toetenkat
1996: C.P. Hoogenhout Medal for Anderkantland
1996: Sanlam Award for Youth Literature for In die tyd van die Esob
1998: In die tyd van die Esob is added to the Honours Role of IBBY
1999: Runner-up in competition for short fiction (De Kat & Human & Rousseau)
2001: Alba Bouwer Award for Children’s Books for Die Balkieboek
2002: ATKV Children’s Book Award for Die Balkieboek
2003: Tienie Holloway Medal for Babalela and Lisa het ‘n plan
2004: M.E.R Award for Children’s Literature for Ek is Simon
2006: Tienie Holloway Medal for Diep, diep in ‘n donker bos
Posted on June 30, 2018July 4, 2018
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