37 Published Authors for The Write Co

Amanda Patterson, founder and CEO of The Write Co, created Writers Write, one of the most successful creative writing courses in South Africa, almost five years ago. Lizet Engelbrecht is the 37th student of the course to be published.
Lizet Engelbrecht recently received the good news that her Afrikaans romance novel, entitled Sewe dae, has been [...]

Urban 04 – Calling for Stories

David Chislett sent the following request:
In 2001, Urban One was published by Spearhead, an imprint of New Africa Books. The title was a vehicle to showcase brand new, previously unpublished writers, and a method of creating access to market for a host of new voices. It was followed in 2002 and 2003 by volumes 2 [...]

Fiction Writing is Hard Work

Fiction Writing is about much more than just dreaming up a story and having it somehow materialise 50 000 words later. All of us who have been through the process and who have chosen this path, know that writing fiction is hard work – often it is wonderful and you feel like you’re flying – [...]

Getting Published – Laura Boon is Looking for The Right Stories

Laura Boon Literary Agency is looking for stories that have a South African flavour but universal appeal. Local authors who have done well internationally and who serve as role models for other South African writers include Nadine Gordimer, André Brink, JM Coetzee, Pamela Jooste, Patricia Schonstein, Susan Mann, Wilbur Smith, Richard Kunzman, Deon Meyer, Margie [...]