Moving to Edinburgh

I am moving to Edinburgh from Cape Town in September 2019.

A quick FAQ:

1) What is happening to uHlanga?
For now, uHlanga is continuing to operate. In other words, I’m still publishing poetry books in South Africa, albeit from afar and with a modified publishing schedule. I have very capable people (and over-qualified friends) to handle various tasks that I can’t do from Scotland.

2) What are you doing there?
I am moving in order to commence a PhD in English (Writing Practice) at the University of Dundee.

3) Are you coming back to SA?
Hopefully.

4) Why Scotland?
It’s nice, and my extended family are here.

The First Law of Sadness wins the 2018 Nadine Gordimer Award

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I’m very happy (and rather late) to announce that The First Law of Sadness won the 2018 Nadine Gordimer Award at the 2018 South African Literary Awards. It’s my first award for a book, and it’s very special to me.

Thank you to the Department of Arts and Culture and the wRite Associates for the honour, en veels geluk om Nicole Jaekel Strauss, wie ook het die toekenning gewen, vir haar bundel As in die mond. (And apologies to everyone for my awful Afrikaans.)