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BY NOHLEE CLOETE On my mobile phone, I have a picture saved of the urban English word ’Rastrophiliopustrocity’. It has eight
BY ANNE MARAIS Writing is a passion for me. However, when I look back to where I started, it was
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BY ANNA STROUD I was in my fourth year at university, studying towards a Bachelors degree in Journalism
BY NATALIE SWAIN Christmas morning. My brother has a secretive smirk on his face. “This one is from me,
Driving around in the Jordanian desert, we cleaned the car’s air filter more often than we filled up with fuel.
BY LEONIE FOURIE It was hot. Mid-December in the Cape Winelands tends to be hot. Your-clothes-stuck-to-your-butt kind of
The best advice I ever received about writing came from highly successful Australian children’s author John Heffernan about 25 years
BY CARMEN MARCUS It was the summer of 1984 and Lady Di was just about to marry my toy gorilla,
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Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
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For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
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