African writers you should know: Zukiswa Wanner

Zukiswa Wanner
Zukiswa Wanner

Zukiswa Wanner is a South African writer who was born in Zambia to a South African father and Zimbabwean mother and now makes her home in Nairobi.

Her novels include The Madams, Men of the South, Behind Every Successful Man, and her most recent, London Cape Town, Joburg, which won the K Sello Duiker Prize. 

She’s also written two children’s books: Jama Loves Bananas and Refilwe.  She is active in numerous Pan-African writing initiatives including being on the board of Writivism, a judge for the Etisalat Prize, and a judge for Bessie Head Short Story Prize for two years in a row.

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