Krog grew up on a farm, attending primary and secondary school in Kroonstad. In 1973 she earned a BA (Hons) degree in English from the University of the Orange Free State, and an MA in Afrikaans from …
Deon Meyer was born in the South African town of Paarl in the winelands of the Western Cape in 1958, and grew up in Klerksdorp, in the gold mining region of Northwest Province.
Jaco Jacobs grew up in a small Karoo town in South Africa, where he fell in love with books at a very young age. His writing career started at school, with his participation in numerous competitions f…
Fanie Viljoen is a well-known Afrikaans author, living in Bloemfontein, South Africa. A full-time writer, illustrator, and artist, Fanie has written numerous short stories, radio plays, and books for …
Chanette Paul word rond en bont groot. Sy woon nege skole by, studeer aan vyf universiteite en het al in sewe provinsies gebly. Haar eerste verhaal waarvoor sy betaling ontvang het, is ‘n sprokie wat …
Kristel Loots bly knus agter die boereworsgordyn in die Kaap. Sy luister na die stories om haar en skryf graag oor die vroue wat sy hier – en elders – raakloop. “Gewone” voorstedelike vroue, soms met …
Dina Botha is in Pretoria gebore en woon in Centurion. Sy het vier kinders waarvan twee nog skoolgaande is. Op skool het sy Ena Murray, Elmar Steyn en ander bekende romanskrywers se boeke verslind en …
Gerda Taljaard is die skrywer van die romans "’n Engel in die hoenderhok" en "Kelder" asook die kortverhaalbundel "Maansiek". Haar gedigte en kortverhale verskyn in verskeie publikasies en sy is met d…
Irma Venter is a thriller writer. She writes books about strong women, interesting men and that fascinating space between right and wrong. Her first book, Skoenlapper, was published in 2012, in Afrika…
Madelein Rust se liefde vir die geskrewe woord begin in die klein skoolbiblioteek van Brandwag Primêr in Bloemfontein, waar sy pousetye die een boek na die ander verslind. Sy slyp haar skrywerstande …
Sidney Gilroy is ’n projekbestuurder en digitale spesialis wat sedert 2015 deeltyds as stokperdjie skryf. Hy woon in Reebok, Suid-Afrika saam met sy kat. ~ Sidney Gilroy is a project manager and digital…
Mikki Brammer is an Australian journalist and author who hails from Tasmania. She is now based in Brooklyn, New York (by way of France and Spain) where she writes about design, architecture and art fo…
