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Creative Writing
For those of us blessed with sight, vision is the most important sense through which we recognise the world
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
Piet van Wyk de Vries, a songwriter and singer, has earned fame and respect in the circles of Afrikaans
The following unedited snippets of creative writing come from students’ assignments on our Short Story Writing Courses, Novel Courses, Scriptwriting and
Andrew Salomon is the author of the novels The Chrysalis (Oxford University Press) and Tokoloshe Song (Random House Umuzi).
Mary Miller is an American-born fiction writer. Her debut novel The Last Days of California has sold over 25,000 copies.
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
J K Rowling, the creative genius behind the Harry Potter series, overcame great adversity to become the esteemed writer
DEUR MAGDEL BOTHA Annelie Botes het in Afrikaanse leeskringe sekerlik geen bekendstelling nodig nie. Sy het al 12
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I’m standing on the side of a road. It’s an unremarkable road, but then, why would it be otherwise? Its
BY HEINRICH VAN DER WALT “You know, you should write this stuff down,” Anton said. We were sitting on
BY ELEANOR TALBOT I’ll be honest. I don’t really consider myself a writer. John Steinbeck is a writer. Cannery Row
I’m in the middle of writing a novel and I’m having a bit of a wobbly at the moment.
Writing is not something I do; it is something I can’t do without. My journey as a writer began
Hilary Murray, author of Choices, describes her first forays as a writer into the publishing industry – and the genre
“Dreams are goals I haven’t yet managed to reach.” During the course of my writing journey, I’ve actually considered stamping
BY ROSIE SORENSON Writing a memoir is like detasseling corn. You have to be strong and determined to work in
This is the Year of the Tortoise: the year I write my book. It will be about my journey
BY ROLINE GALVAN It was written in big red letters on my paper: “USE SIMPLE SENTENCES.” The first thing
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Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
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