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Ghana-born author, Ekow Duker, is an oil field engineer-turned-investment banker-turned-business developer, with three published novels under his belt:
Mary Miller is an American-born fiction writer. Her debut novel The Last Days of California has sold over 25,000 copies.
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Best-selling crime author, Michael Robotham, continues to make his mark in the fictional world of murder, mystery and twists.
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BY TRACY SOLEA A bright gold sticker in my purple exercise book marks the day I
BY ANNA STROUD I was in my fourth year at university, studying towards a Bachelors degree in Journalism
BY CARMEN MARCUS It was the summer of 1984 and Lady Di was just about to marry my toy gorilla,
BY HEINRICH VAN DER WALT “You know, you should write this stuff down,” Anton said. We were sitting on
BY HALEY PASSMORE I’ve never received any writing tips that have helped me – but then I’m not really a
BY DO HYUN KANG It all began the day I turned 100 days old. I don’t remember anything about the
There is a story in each one of us; the difference is in how it is told. That becomes
BY LEONIE FOURIE It was hot. Mid-December in the Cape Winelands tends to be hot. Your-clothes-stuck-to-your-butt kind of
BY DANIELLE RAMAEKERS I paused my coffee mid-sip when I read, ‘Make yourself a solemn promise right now that you’ll…..never
A Dog’s Blog BY GINNY STONE Apart from writing books, which would make me famous and wealthy (they haven’t yet),
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
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