Colleen Higgs
Encyclopedia
Colleen Higgs is a South African writer and publisher. As a writer, she has published poems and stories in literary magazines in South Africa for the past 15 years. As a publisher, she is both renowned and respected as the founder of independent publishing house, Modjaji Books
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Higgs spent most of her childhood in Lesotho
, her adolescence and young adulthood in Johannesburg
, and more recently lived for five years in Grahamstown
. She now lives in Sybrand Park, Cape Town. She has worked as a teacher, a teacher trainer, a materials writer and an academic development lecturer, and programme manager at The Centre for the Book. She is currently the founder and publisher of Modjaji Books. Modjaji Books is an independent publishing house, based in Cape Town, publishing books written exclusively by women. Currently, Modjaji publishes short stories, memoir, novels, poetry, and creative non-fiction: their latest publication 'Whiplash' by Tracey Farren was short-listed for the 2009 Sunday Times Fiction award.
Colleen Higgs is also a writer. Her poems have been published in literary magazines over the past fifteen years and debut poetry collection, Halfborn Woman was published in 2004 .
Colleen's blog is frequently updated and features reviews, news, articles and insights on South African publishing. The blog is available on Book SA.
Modjaji Books
Modjaji Books is a South African small-scale independent publisher.Modjaji Books is based in Cape Town, publishing books written exclusively by Southern African women. Currently, Modjaji publishes short stories, memoir, novels, poetry, and creative non-fiction.The Modjaji Books blog is frequently...
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Higgs spent most of her childhood in Lesotho
Lesotho
Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
, her adolescence and young adulthood in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, and more recently lived for five years in Grahamstown
Grahamstown
Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,...
. She now lives in Sybrand Park, Cape Town. She has worked as a teacher, a teacher trainer, a materials writer and an academic development lecturer, and programme manager at The Centre for the Book. She is currently the founder and publisher of Modjaji Books. Modjaji Books is an independent publishing house, based in Cape Town, publishing books written exclusively by women. Currently, Modjaji publishes short stories, memoir, novels, poetry, and creative non-fiction: their latest publication 'Whiplash' by Tracey Farren was short-listed for the 2009 Sunday Times Fiction award.
Colleen Higgs is also a writer. Her poems have been published in literary magazines over the past fifteen years and debut poetry collection, Halfborn Woman was published in 2004 .
Colleen's blog is frequently updated and features reviews, news, articles and insights on South African publishing. The blog is available on Book SA.
Works
- Halfborn Woman (2004) Hands-on Books collection of poems
- A rough guide to small-scale and self-publishing (2005) Centre for the Book
- South African Small Publishers' Catalogue (editor with Maire Fisher) (2006) Centre for the Book
Books Published by Modjaji Books
- Strange Fruit by Helen Moffett
- Oleander by Fiona Zerbst
- Please, Take Photographs by Sindiwe MagonaSindiwe Magona-Early life and education:A native of the Transkei, she grew up in a township near Cape Town, where she worked as a domestic and completed her secondary education by correspondence. Magona later graduated from the University of South Africa and earned a graduate degree from Columbia...
- Burnt Offering by Joan MetelerkampJoan MetelerkampJoan Metelerkamp , is a South African poet. She was born in Pretoria in 1956 and grew up in Kwazulu-Natal. She was the editor of the poetry journal New Coin from 2000 to 2003.-Poetry:...
- Invisible Earthquake by Malika Ndlovu (A mother's journal about stillbirth with an essay by Prof Sue Fawcus, Obstetrician from Mowbray Maternity hospital) (poetic memoir)
- Whiplash by Tracey Farren (short-listed for the 2009 Sunday Times Fiction prize)
- Fourth Child by Megan HallMegan HallMegan Hall is an triathlete from South Africa.Hall competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took thirty-sixth place with a total time of 2:16:26.53.-References:*...
(Winner of the Ingrid Jonker prize) - Life in Translation by Azila Talit ReisenbergerAzila Talit ReisenbergerDr. Azila Talit Reisenberger is a distinguished author, the head of the Hebrew Department at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a champion of Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, and an acting Rabba.- Biography :...