Mda

Zakes Mda is a full-time writer, painter and film-maker. His numerous awards include the Olive Schreiner prize, the M-Net Book award, and the Noma Honourable Mention for Ways of Dying (OUPSA); the Thomas Pringle award for journalism; the Olive Schreiner prize for his drama, The Nun's Romanitc Story; the Sanlam award for his novel, She Plays with Darkness; and the Christina Crawford award (of the American Theater Association) for The Road. His academic achievements include a Fullbright-Hayes...See more

Zakes Mda is a full-time writer, painter and film-maker. His numerous awards include the Olive Schreiner prize, the M-Net Book award, and the Noma Honourable Mention for Ways of Dying (OUPSA); the Thomas Pringle award for journalism; the Olive Schreiner prize for his drama, The Nun's Romanitc Story; the Sanlam award for his novel, She Plays with Darkness; and the Christina Crawford award (of the American Theater Association) for The Road. His academic achievements include a Fullbright-Hayes Fellowship, an MA from Ohio University and a PhD from the Universtiy of Cape Town. He has worked as a professor of drama and literature at universities in South Africa, Lesotho and the USA, and played a leading role in running numerous community drama projects. He is on the board of trustees of the President's Ars and Culture Trust. See less