Linda Ann Strang

Poet

Port Elizabeth, EC
South Africa
Eastern Cape ZA
Email: 
editorhotazel@gmail.com
Twitter/X: 
@LindaAnnStarng

Author's Bio

Linda's published poetry collections are Star Reverse (Dryad Press, 2022) and Wedding Underwear for Mermaids (Honest Publishing, 2011). Star Reverse was shortlisted for the 2023 Glenna Luschei prize. Linda's poems have appeared or are forthcoming in New Ohio Review, Image, JMWW, Malahat Review, Portland Review, and many other magazines. Linda has an MA in English and teaches writing at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, South Africa. She was the co-founder and EIC of the short-lived but gutsy Hotazel Review.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Star Reverse (Dryad Press, 2022)
,
Wedding Underwear for Mermaids (Honest Publishing, 2011)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
James Meek, Sarah Waters, Lawrence Durrell, Rose Tremain, Natsume Sōseki, Pablo Neruda, D.M. Thomas, Arundhati Roy, Muriel Spark, Alice Walker, Gabriel García Márquez, Milan Kundera, Elena Ferrante, John Fowles, Yann Martel, Ann Patchett, Katherine Boo, A.E. Stallings, Caroline Bird

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Port Elizabeth, EC
South Africa
Eastern Cape
Raised in: 
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
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Last update: Apr 23, 2025