Maneo Refiloe Mohale is a queer South African Black feminist writer, editor, and poet. They have written for various local and international publications including Jalada, Prufrock, The Beautiful Project, The Mail & Guardian and spectrum.za. [1] Their debut collection of poetry, Everything is a deathly flower, was published in September 2019 with uHlanga Press. [2] In 2020, Mohale was shortlisted for the Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize, making them the youngest finalist of that year. [1] [3]
Life
Maneo Mohale was born in 1992 in Benoni, South Africa. They hold a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) in History and International Relations from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. [4]
After living in Canada for 5 years, they now live in Johannesburg working as a writer and editor. [5]
Work
Mohale's work engages with the topics of race, media, queerness, survivorship, language and history. [4] Their undergraduate thesis at the University of British Columbia was titled A Dance in the Rain: Race, Resistance and Media in Apartheid South Africa. [6] In their time in university, Mohale was introduced to arts journalism when they co-founded an online student journalism platform called The Talon in 2014. [7] [8]
References
- ^ a b Mohale, Maneo (14 January 2021). "About".
- ^ Mohale, Maneo (2019). Everything is a deathly flower. Cape Town: uHlanga. ISBN 978-0-6398108-2-9.
- ^ Malec, Jennifer (3 July 2020). "[The JRB Daily] 2020 Ingrid Jonker Prize for English Poetry shortlist announced". The Johannesburg Review of Books. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Bitch Media Writing Fellows". bitchmedia. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Everything Is A Deathly Flower Paperback. 6 September 2019. ASIN 0639810829.
- ^ "Honours Thesis Archive". The University of British Columbia. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Williams, Hlumelo Siphe (16 April 2018). "Incredible Women in Art: Maneo Mohale — I'm hella queer, and proudly so". She.Leads.Africa. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "About". The Talon: UBC's Alternative Student Press. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links
- Maneo Mohale, Mohale's website
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Maneo Refiloe Mohale is a queer South African Black feminist writer, editor, and poet. They have written for various local and international publications including Jalada, Prufrock, The Beautiful Project, The Mail & Guardian and spectrum.za. [1] Their debut collection of poetry, Everything is a deathly flower, was published in September 2019 with uHlanga Press. [2] In 2020, Mohale was shortlisted for the Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize, making them the youngest finalist of that year. [1] [3]
Life
Maneo Mohale was born in 1992 in Benoni, South Africa. They hold a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) in History and International Relations from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. [4]
After living in Canada for 5 years, they now live in Johannesburg working as a writer and editor. [5]
Work
Mohale's work engages with the topics of race, media, queerness, survivorship, language and history. [4] Their undergraduate thesis at the University of British Columbia was titled A Dance in the Rain: Race, Resistance and Media in Apartheid South Africa. [6] In their time in university, Mohale was introduced to arts journalism when they co-founded an online student journalism platform called The Talon in 2014. [7] [8]
References
- ^ a b Mohale, Maneo (14 January 2021). "About".
- ^ Mohale, Maneo (2019). Everything is a deathly flower. Cape Town: uHlanga. ISBN 978-0-6398108-2-9.
- ^ Malec, Jennifer (3 July 2020). "[The JRB Daily] 2020 Ingrid Jonker Prize for English Poetry shortlist announced". The Johannesburg Review of Books. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Bitch Media Writing Fellows". bitchmedia. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Everything Is A Deathly Flower Paperback. 6 September 2019. ASIN 0639810829.
- ^ "Honours Thesis Archive". The University of British Columbia. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Williams, Hlumelo Siphe (16 April 2018). "Incredible Women in Art: Maneo Mohale — I'm hella queer, and proudly so". She.Leads.Africa. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "About". The Talon: UBC's Alternative Student Press. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links
- Maneo Mohale, Mohale's website
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |