ABOUT ME
ME IN
NUMBERS
10
Awards
& honours
7
Books
Authored
7
Contributions
to Anthologies
7
Books
Translated
17
Books
Edited
4
Books
Ghostwritten
100
ManuscripTs
assessed
34
YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
AND OVER 60 000 HOURS WITH BOOKS
Awards & HONOURS
- Sol Plaatje Award: Translation
- South African Literary Awards: Translation
- Ingrid Jonker Award: Poetry
- South African Literary Awards: Poetry (Finalist)
- Sylt Foundation Residency, Germany
- Independent Newspapers Exchange Programme, New Zealand
- Internationale Journalisten Programme, Germany
Experience
Freelance Journalist and Writer
My features and news features have appeared in more than two dozen print publications, including Daily Maverick, Financial Mail, Business Day, The Cape Argus, The Star, The Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times Lifestyle Magazine, Cape Times, Business Day, Rapport, Visi, Marie Claire, Elle, African Decisions, High Life, GQ, Women’s Health, Pure Simple, Getaway and Psychologies.
Review Editor
I was the Cape Times’ books editor for five years. I have made related contributions to Slipnet, BooksLive, Financial Mail, The Star, Litnet, Maverick Life and Rapport Boeke. I run a South African ‘bookstagram’ account with micro-influencer status called @readingdarling.
Author
I have authored five non-fiction titles and ghostwritten four books for clients. My short stories, essays and poems have been published in various collections and literary magazines in South Africa, Europe and the USA.
Poet
I have published two collections of poetry, the first of which won the prestigious Ingrid Jonker Prize for a debut collection. My poems have been published in numerous print and online literary journals and anthologies, including The Atlanta Review and Mslexia.