I recently did a course on postgraduate supervision and now have my first creative writing student from a local university.

I have come to the realisation that, being an introvert, I’m more suited to be a writing coach than a lecturer talking in front of large groups.

I intend to mentor and guide writers who are already working on a particular project, and require assistance to complete the project.

My bio:

Cornelia Smith Fick has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of the Western Cape. She is a South African writer, poet and editor. Her debut collection of short stories Eye of a Needle: And Other Stories originated from the MA in Creative Writing at Rhodes University. She worked as editor of a primary health care magazine and as writer for Takalani Sesame (radio and TV). Her poems and stories are in local and international magazines and anthologies such as New Contrast; Kalahari Review; African Writers magazine; Experimental Writing: Volume 1, Africa VS Latin America; Soho Square V, Bloomsbury; Spelk and Atlanta Review.