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Nkateko Masinga

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in Pretoria, South Africa

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https://nkatekomasinga.com

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Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction

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Nkateko Masinga is an award-winning South African writer and scholar. She is a 2019 Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers Residency, a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow and a Golden Key Scholar. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2018 and her work has received support from Pro Helvetia Johannesburg and the Swiss Arts Council. In 2019, she co-won the Brittle Paper Anniversary Award. Nkateko is the director of the Internship Program at Africa In Dialogue, as well as the founder and managing director of NSUKU Publishing Consultancy. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa's 2021 International Writing Program (IWP) and served as the guest editor of the ‘Please See Me’ Summer Supplement, comprised of work by fellow IWP alumni. In 202 ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 81 ratings · 17 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Joburg Noir by Niq Mhlongo (Editor), Sam Mathe (Contributor), Fred Khumalo (Contributor) 3.95 avg rating — 57 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sin In My Blackness 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A War Within The Blood 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughter Wound 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psalm for Chrysanthemums 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	While The World Was Burning 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart is a Caged Animal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Nkateko Masinga made a comment on Abby Jane’s review of Daughter Wound " Thank you so much, Abby Jane. Your review made me smile on a gloomy day. "
Nov 19, 2025 12:39AM · see review
Nkateko Masinga liked Abby Jane's review of Daughter Wound: "Picked up at London Review Bookshop. Beautiful, thought-provoking poetry; "Heritage" was my personal favorite. "
Nov 19, 2025 12:36AM · see review
Nkateko Masinga made a comment on Hallie’s review of Daughter Wound " Thank you so much, Hallie. I am honored that my work spoke to you. "
Nov 19, 2025 12:36AM · see review
Nkateko Masinga and 2 other people liked Hallie's review of Daughter Wound: "What an emotional and moving collection of poetry. My favorites were: “I wonder if leaving home made me this way” (immediately made me cry) “When sweet things end” - so beautiful and tentative “Amagugu” was honest and brave “My lover pulls me off the tra" Read more of this review »
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Nkateko Masinga rated a book it was amazing Joburg Noir by Niq Mhlongo	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Be careful how you say your own mother’s name;
How you articulate your blood.”
― Nkateko Masinga, A War Within The Blood

tags: heritage, mother, mothers-and-daughters, names, poetry

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“If you still have your trigger finger
And your punching fists
Your township mob justice
Your mothers with whistles
Your seven-month self-defence course
If you remember your second-year Anatomy course
Particularly the Stab wound lecture
Bring them all.
Use them now”
― Nkateko Masinga, A War Within The Blood

tags: fear, fight, poetry-quotes

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“i am sacrificial
but i am also strong
i know better than to love you to death”
― Nkateko Masinga, A War Within The Blood

tags: death, love, poetry, sacrifice, strength, womanhood

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