Wilna Adriaanse

Wilna Adriaanse (born 1958) is a South African Afrikaans romantic fiction writer. Her first book, Die wingerd sal weer bot, was published in 2000 under the name Wilmine Burger. Her book called 'n Heildronk op liefde won the 2003 Lapa Publishers’ Prize for romance and in 2009 she was awarded the ATKV-Woordveertjie prize for her novel "Die boek van Ester".

Adriaanse was born on 19 March 1958 in the Kalahari, and grew up in Worcester. She matriculated in 1976 from Worcester High School. She earned a BA and BA honors in development administration from the University of Stellenbosch. In 2011, she completed a master's degree with distinction in Creative Writing at the University of Cape Town. Her thesis was also published under the title 'n Klein Lewe by Tafelberg.

Works As Wilna Adriaanse: ’n Ongewone belegging, Jasmyn, 2001 Alleenvlug, Jasmyn, 2002 Die reuk van verlange, Jasmyn, 2003 Serenade vir ’n nagtegaal, Jasmyn, 2004 Rebecca, Tafelberg, 2004 Hande wat heel, Hartklop, 2005 Met ander woorde, Tafelberg, 2006 Die boek van Ester, Tafelberg, 2008 Vier seisoene kind, Tafelberg, 2010 'n Klein lewe, Tafelberg, 2012 Dubbelspel, Tafelberg, 2014 Eindspel, Tafelberg, 2017 Blindside, Tafelberg, 2019 (Translation of Dubbelspel) Endgame, Tafelberg, 2020 (Translation of Eindspel) Vlug, Tafelberg, 2021 As Wilmine Burger: Die wingerd sal weer bot, Lapa, 2000 ’n Heildronk op die liefde, Lapa, 2002 Liefde is ’n kleur, Lapa, 2002 Brug van woorde, Lapa, 2004