About me

Education

• MA (Literature: Creative Writing) summa cum laude: University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College
• BA Hons (Drama in Education and Community Theatre) cum laude: University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
• BA (English and Drama): University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg

Memberships

• PEN South Africa
• South African Freelancer’s Association
• KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts

Awards and Participations

•  Articulate Africa – Essence Festival Participant 2016
• Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript 2016
• Time of the Writer Participant 2015
• Finalist in the SA PEN/STUDZINSKI Award 2011
• Time of the Writer Participant 2008
• Finalist in the HSBC/SA PEN Literary Award 2006
• Short-listed for the HSBC/SA PEN Literary Award 2005
• Finalist in the Jacana/EU Literary Award 2004
• Cow Parade South Africa 2004

Please contact me by sending an email to kirsty@kirstenmiller.co.za, or find me on Facebook.