odds with the apartheid government, van Heerden never left South Africa permanently, and now teaches at the University of Cape Town, where he is the Hofmeyr Professor in the School of Languages and Literatures, and chairs the Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies Section. His current activities at the University of Cape Town include the supervision of Creative Writing, where he has led a generation of young Afrikaans authors to published status, and the lecturing of courses in Literary Theory, Media Studies, and South African and Dutch Literature. Van Heerden is married to Kaia, a practising doctor, and lives in Stellenbosch. The couple has two daughters, Imke and Menán. Although he lives in the Western Cape, Van Heerden returns, in his writing, to the Karoo of his childhood. He describes this arid and mythological part of South Africa's deep interior is his own "landscape of the mind". He serves on the board of directors of NB Publishers, which includes, amongst others, Kwela, Tafelberg, Best Books and Human and Rousseau publishers. Awards Toorberg – WA Hofmeyr Award (Via Afrika Awards); ATKV-prys, CNA Literary Award; 1989 Hertzog Prize (Hertzogprys) for prose Die Swye van Mario Salviati – 2001 M-Net Literary Awards (Afrikaans category) 30 Nagte in Amsterdam – 2009 M-Net Literary Awards (Afrikaans category); 2009 WA Hofmeyr Award (Via Afrika Awards); 2009 UJ Prize; 2010 Hertzog Prize (Hertzogprys) for prose Works Van Heerden has published two books of poetry, two books of short stories, a collection of cabaret songs, theoretical and academic work, and novels. His activity spans a wide range – a syndicated columnist in the major three Afrikaans dailies, published countrywide in South Africa, his own program on satellite television, and founder-editorship of one of the few South African internet startups. Creative Work Matoli (1978) Youth novel. Obiter Dictum (1983) Poetry. My Kubaan (1983) Short stories. Om te AWOL (1984) Toorberg (English: Ancestral Voices) (1986, 1989) Die Laaste Kreef (1987) Poetry. Liegfabriek (1988) Short stories. Casspirs en Campari's (English: Casspirs and Camparis) (1991, 1993) Die Stoetmeester (English: Leap Year) (1993, 1997) Kikoejoe (English: Kikuyu) (1996, 1998) Lied van die Boeings (1998) Cabaret. Die Swye van Mario Salviati (English: The Long Silence of Mario Salviati) (2000, 2002) In Stede van die Liefde (English: In Love's Place) (2005, 2011) Asbesmiddag (2007) Mad Dog and Other Stories (2007) (Collected short stories from My Kubaan (1983) & Liegfabriek (1988)) 30 Nagte in Amsterdam (English: 30 Nights