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Jonny Steinberg

Jonny Steinberg Jonny Steinberg (1970 – ) is a South African writer and scholar. In the mid-1990s he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and

Nomavenda Mathiane

Nomavenda Mathiane Nomavenda Mathiane is a journalist who has worked for most major South African newspapers. She cut her teeth at The World during

Marlise Joubert

Marlise Joubert Marlise Joubert is a full-time painter and Afrikaans writer, who studied Librarianship and Philosophy at the University of Pretoria. She worked as

Stephen Coan

Stephen Coan Stephen Coan (1950 – ) is an assistant editor at The Witness, Pietermaritzburg’s daily newspaper. Coan was born in London. After leaving

Dianne Stewart

Dianne Stewart compiled and edited Durban in a Word, a collection of reflections on the city, by a number of prominent KwaZulu-Natal writers. She

Mazisi Kunene

Mazisi Kunene Mazisi Kunene (1930 – 2006) was an epic poet who lived in KwaZulu-Natal. He studied at the University of Natal, and won

What is Literary Tourism?

Literary Tourism is tourism that deals with places and events from fictional texts as well as the lives of their authors. This could include following the route a fictional character charts in a novel, visiting particular settings from a story or tracking down the haunts of a novelist.

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Hello and welcome to the KZN Literary Tourism website. Through this site, we aim to provide an invaluable resource for those interested in the relatively new field of Literary Tourism as well as provide information on the work we are currently doing from our base in Durban, South Africa.