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Masande Ntshanga | |
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 Ntshanga in 2021 | |
| Born | Masande Ngcali Ntshanga 25 April 1986 East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, editor and lecturer |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | University of Cape Town |
| Genre | Literary fiction, experimental literature, science fiction, poetry |
| Notable works | The Reactive, Triangulum |
| Notable awards | PEN International New Voices Award, Betty Trask Award |
Masande Ngcali Ntshanga (born 25 April 1986) is a South African novelist, short story writer, poet, editor and publisher.[1][2] He is the author of two novels, The Reactive (2014), which was published in five territories and won a Betty Trask Award in 2018,[3] and Triangulum (2019), for which he was nominated for a Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel by an African.[4][5] In 2020, Ntshanga released his third book, Native Life in the Third Millennium (2020), a collection of poetry and prose from his experimental press, Model See Media,[6] which was also well received, with critics praising it for its themes and use of language.[7][8] Ntshanga has delivered guest lectures at the Gordon Institute of Performing and Creative Arts in Cape Town,[9] The Beeler Gallery in Columbus,[10] The Columbus College of Arts and Design,[11] The Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Cape Town,[12] and The SAE Institute for Creative Media in Johannesburg.[13] In 2020, he joined the Rhodes University MA in Creative Writing Program as a part-time lecturer and took over the literary journal, New Contrast, becoming its first black editor since the magazine was established in 1960.[14][15] He now teaches at the Creative Writing Department at Wits University. [16]
- ^ "'Native Life in the Third Millennium': A limited edition Masande Ntshanga short story collection". Arts. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Nkosi, Lindokuhle. "'I was born into a malfunctioning machine': A Q&A with Masande Ntshanga on documenting Native Life in the Third Millennium". Arts. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "The Reactive". Pontas Agency. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "[The JRB Daily] Masande Ntshanga, Omar Robert Hamilton, Anietie Isong and Kayo Chingonyi among the winners at the 2018 Society of Authors Authors' Awards". The Johannesburg Review of Books. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "2020 Nommo Awards Short List - African Speculative Fiction Society". www.africansfs.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "NLTM PRESS RELEASE". MDL SEE. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ McBride, Sindi-Leigh; Culture (15 December 2020). "Masande Ntshanga's existential experimentation". New Frame. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Herimbi, Helen. "Masande Ntshanga's new model for experimental artists". Citypress. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ GIPCA. "Great Texts - Masande Ntshanga | GIPCA". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Beeler Gallery - Masande Ntshanga". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Visiting scholar: Masande Ntshanga". Columbus College of Art & Design. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ @mntshanga (29 August 2017). "I'll be at UCT's Creative Writing Centre talking with Songeziwe Mahlangu on Thursday [16:00], this week" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @mntshanga (7 November 2019). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Masande Ntshanga Assumes Stewardship of New Contrast Magazine". Brittle Paper. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "New Contrast". New Contrast.
- ^ "Guest, Sessional and Affiliated Teachers and Lecturers - Wits University". www.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 9 May 2024.