Our authors and creatives

Historically, New Africa Books and David Philip's authors have included two Nobel Laureates, Nadine Gordimer and Wole Soyinka, alongside many other literary luminaries, such as Guy Butler, Ivan Vladislavic, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, and Mongane Wally Serote.

Our new wave of authors and illustrators show off the diversity and vibrancy of modern South African writing, illustration and storytelling. Meet some of them below.

  • Alan Durant

    Children’s author, poet, creative writing tutor, award winner.

    Books by Alan Durant

  • Amonge Elethu Sinxoto
    Author, social entrepreneur, female activist and public speaker

    Books by Amonge Elethu Sinxoto

  • Andi Mgibantaka

    Poet and co-author

    Books by Andi Mgibantaka

  • Archie Birch

    Artist and illustrator

    Books by Archie Birch

  • Ben Turok

    Intellectual, activist, ex-Minister of Parliament, ex-co-chairman of the parliamentary joint committee on ethics.

    Books by Ben Turok

  • Buhle Ngaba

    Actor, author, playwright, Kanna Theatre Award winner, feminist, and storyteller.

    Books by Buhle Ngaba

  • Busisiwe Pakade
    isiZulu translator

    Books by Busisiwe Pakade

  • Carole Bloch
    Early childhood educator, multilingual early literacy specialist, facilitator and advocate for multilingual children's literature.

    Books by Carole Bloch

  • Catherine Stock
    Author and children's book illustrator

    Books by Catherine Stock

  • Clive Smith

    Author

    Books by Clive Smith

  • Clyde Beech

    Comic book artist, illustrator, visual storyteller, digital painter.

    Books by Clyde Beech

  • Dale Blankenaar

    Picture book illustrator, designer, art director, award winner.

    Books by Dale Blankenaar

  • Diana Ferrus

    Author and poet

    Books by Diana Ferrus

  • Donvé Lee
    Author, Illustrator and Artist

    Books by Donvé Lee

  • Elina Braslina

    Illustrator

    Books by Elina Braslina

  • Elinor Sisulu

    Writer, political analyst, human rights activist, ardent promoter of children’s literature by South African writers.

    Books by Elinor Sisulu

  • Gaireyah Fredericks

    Author, scriptwriter, translator

    Books by Gaireyah Fredericks

  • Gcina Mhlophe

    Author, poet, playwright, director, performer and internationally-renowned storyteller, activist, feminist.

    Books by Gcina Mhlophe

  • Gomolemo Moagi

    Storyteller, Writer, Children's Book Reviewer, Translator, Interior Designer.

     

     

    Books by Gomolemo Moagi

  • Hlongwani Hlongwani
    Xitsonga translator

    Books by Hlongwani Hlongwani

  • Ian Fritz

    Author, journalist, teacher and freelance academic editor

    Books by Ian Fritz

  • Jabulane Ncongwane
    Siswati Translator

    Books by Jabulane Ncongwane

  • Karen Jeynes
    Author, playwright, screenwriter

    Books by Karen Jeynes

  • Keagana Moloabi
    Setswana translator and editor

    Books by Keagana Moloabi

  • Lawrence Schimel

    Bilingual writer, translator and anthologist

     

    Books by Lawrence Schimel

  • Lebohang Masango

    Author, academic, anthropologist, poet, literacy advocate, Zanele Mbeki fellow, World Read Aloud Day Ambassador, Volunteers Advocate for Unicef South Africa, and feminist activist.

     

    Books by Lebohang Masango

  • Livhuwani Madiba
    Tshivenḓa translator and editor

    Books by Livhuwani Madiba

  • Loyiso Mkize

    Visual artist, fine artist, graphic designer, storyteller, and cultural activist.

    Books by Loyiso Mkize

  • Lynn Fellman

    Illustrator

    Books by Lynn Fellman

  • Marguerite Poland
    Author

    Books by Marguerite Poland

  • Masabata Mokgesi

    Masabata specialises in Sesotho/English translation, interpreting and voice-overs.

    Books by Masabata Mokgesi

  • Masego Morulane

     Graphic Designer and illustrator 

    Books by Masego Morulane

  • Michelle Schwartz
    Children's book author

    Books by Michelle Schwartz

  • Miriam Tlali
    Miriam Tlali was a South African novelist. She was the first black woman in South Africa to publish an English-language novel, Between Two Worlds, in 1975. She was also one of the first to write about Soweto. Most of her writing was originally banned by the South African apartheid regime.

    Books by Miriam Tlali

  • Mohale Mashigo

    Novelist, storyteller, writer, singer-songwriter, scriptwriter, award winner.

    Books by Mohale Mashigo

  • Mongane Wally Serote
    Mongane Wally Serote is a South African poet and writer. He became involved in political resistance to the apartheid government by joining the African National Congress

    Books by Mongane Wally Serote

  • Mpho Masipa
    Dr. Mpho Masipa is a translator, editor and voice over artist.

    Books by Mpho Masipa

  • Nicolaas Maritz

    Author, illustrator, internationally-renowned fine artist, musician, and creative maverick.


    Books by Nicolaas Maritz

  • Nina G Jablonski

    American anthropologist and palaeobiologist

    Books by Nina G Jablonski

  • Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang

    Writer, academic, producer, and broadcaster.

    Books by Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang

  • Nomvula Masimula

    Translator, Editor, Educator, Storyteller, Feminist, Publishing graduate

    Books by Nomvula Masimula

  • Paddy Bouma

    Lithographer, printmaker, illustrator, fine artist, writer of alternative comics, and mentor of budding artists.

    Books by Paddy Bouma

  • Reviva Schermbrucker
    Children's book author

    Books by Reviva Schermbrucker

  • Richard Rive

    Winner of scholarships at post-graduate and post-doctoral levels; visiting professor, excellent sportsman, influential thinker; fervent supporter of development in South Africa.

    Richard Rive was murdered in 1989.

    Books by Richard Rive

  • Robin Malan
    Robin Malan is an editor of South African textbook anthologies and a well-renowned author.

    Books by Robin Malan

  • Russel Kaschula
    Professor in the Department of African Language Studies at the University of the Western Cape where he is the Postgraduate Coordinator. He also holds the newly established Chair in Forensic Linguistics and Multilingualism.

    Books by Russel Kaschula

  • Samantha van Riet
    Children's book illustrator

    Books by Samantha van Riet

  • Sanelisiwe Singaphi
    Illustrator

    Books by Sanelisiwe Singaphi

  • Sewela Langeni

    Author, owner of Book Circle Capital, reviewer, and promoter of South African literature

     

    Books by Sewela Langeni

  • Sindiwe Magona

    Writer, motivational speaker, feminist, maverick, actor, storyteller, and award winner.

    Books by Sindiwe Magona