Novelist, playwright, entrepreneur and brand marketing and communications professional, Nthikeng Mohlele has authored six critically acclaimed novels and two short story collections. He dabbles in journalistic writing and literary criticism and, is the winner of the University of Johannesburg Main Prize for South African Writing in English for Pleasure, the K Sello Duiker Memorial Prize and was also long-listed for the Dublin International Prize. His latest work, The Discovery of Love, is published by Jacana Media and won the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences Award 2022 for Best Fiction: Short Stories. His theatre writing credits include I Am A Woman and The Affairs of State. Mohlele’s work is taught at leading South African universities, including at his alma mater, the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of South Africa. Mohlele’s other interests include music, photography, technology, film and design. He lives and works in Johannesburg.