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Nkateko Masinga [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Spoken Word Artist
Public address: 
Pretoria, GT
South Africa
Gauteng ZA
Email: 
nkateko@africaindialogue.com
Bio: 

Nkateko Masinga is an award-winning South African writer and spoken word artist. She is a 2019 Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers Residency, a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow and a Golden Key Scholar. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2018 and her work has received support from Pro Helvetia Johannesburg and the Swiss Arts Council. In 2019, she won the Brittle Paper Anniversary Award. Nkateko is a literary interviewer and the director of the Internship Program at Africa in Dialogue, as well as the founder and managing director of NSUKU Publishing Consultancy. She is the author of a digital chapbook titled the heart is a caged animal, published by Praxis Magazine. Her chapbook, Psalm for Chrysanthemums, was selected by the African Poetry Book Fund and Akashic Books to be published in the 2020 New Generation African Poets chapbook box set. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa's 2021 International Writing Program (IWP). In 2022 she was selected by News24 as one of South Africa's 30 Young Mandelas of the Future. Nkateko's poetry has been translated into French, Bengali and Tamil. Her latest body of work, titled “Daughter Wound”, is forthcoming with Hazel Press in the UK.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Tjawangwa Dema; Dami Ajayi; Katleho Kano Shoro; Ladan Osman; Safia Elhillo; Warsan Shire; Nayyirah Waheed; Yrsa Daley-Ward
Twitter/X: 
@nk_masinga
Born in: 
Pretoria, GT
South Africa
Gauteng
Raised in: 
Pretoria, GT
South Africa
Gauteng
Website: 
https://nkatekomasinga.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Brittle Paper Anniversary Award Winner (2019)

https://brittlepaper.com/2019/12/the-201... [3]

News24 Young Mandela Winner (2022)

https://www.news24.com/news24/specialrep... [4]

 

 

 

Identifies as: 
Black
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
At Risk Youth
Illness/Wellness
Mental Health
Women

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/nkateko_masinga

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/nkateko_masinga [2] https://nkatekomasinga.com [3] https://brittlepaper.com/2019/12/the-2019-brittle-paper-awards-announcing-the-winners/ [4] https://www.news24.com/news24/specialreports/youngmandelas/30-young-mandelas-nkateko-masinga-20220714