kirstENMILLER
Kirsten Miller is a writer and artist from Durban, South Africa. She has published short stories and numerous magazine articles. She was a finalist in the HSBC/SA PEN award in 2005 and 2006, and a finalist in the 2009 SA PEN/STUDZINSKI literature award. In 2005 her first novel, All is Fish, was short-listed for the Jacana/EU Literary Award, and was published in 2007. Her non-fiction book, Children on the Bridge: A story of Autism in South Africa was published by Jacana in 2006.
In 2008 Kirsten participated in the Time of Writer festival , alongside names such as Emmanuel Dongala, Breyten Breytenbach and Angelina Sithebe, amongst others. She also held her second art exhibition in 2008, this time a group show with Robyn Field and Patrick Mabena, at Johannesburg's Unity Gallery. Kirsty's illustrated childrens book, A Time for Fairies was published in 2008.