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.
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.
Melissa Delport
Melissa Delport Melissa Delport (1980 – ) matriculated in 1997 from Pinetown Girls’ High School and graduated from the University of South Africa with
Tumelo Khoza
Tumelo Khoza Tumelo Khoza is a Spoken Word artist who is based in Durban. She grew up in Eshowe, a small town in northern
Graham Lang
Graham Lang Graham Lang (1955 – ) was born in Zimbabwe. His family moved to South Africa in 1965 where he studied at Maritzburg
Mary Renault
Mary Renault Mary Renault (1905 – 1983) who adopted this pseudonym for writing, was born Mary Challans and was an English writer best known
Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller Andrew Miller (1974-)is a Joburg based poet and writer. He is the author of Dub Steps, which won the 2015 Dinaane Debut
Penny Haw
Penny Haw Penny Haw was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1963 and grew up on a dairy farm in the Lufafa valley (as featured in
