Writing Fellowships 2018

JIAS selected 11 Writing Fellows for its four-month Writing Term which ran from January to April 2018. Selected from more than 300 applicants, the Writing Fellows included outstanding authors, journalists, and scholars in various disciplines from Africa and Asia. Writing Fellows had access to live-in suites at the JIAS complex in Westdene, Johannesburg, where they enjoyed a quiet space for work and reflection, and participated in academic community-building. Pictures and biographical notes of the Writing Fellows follow. For a group picture taken in May 2018.

JIAS 2018 Writing Fellows

THE 2018 JIAS Writing Fellows with the JIAS Director, Prof Peter Vale. From left to right, back row: Zukiswa Wanner, Gerry Maré, Niq Mhlongo, Rory Riordan, Peter Vale, David Huang, Charlie Veric. Front row: Kevin Riordan, Amrita Shah, Meng-Hsuan Chou, Hans Pienaar, Geoffrey Maiyoh.

Meng-Hsuan Chou

Meng-Hsuan Chou

Doctor
David Huang Junsong

David Huang Junsong

Doctor
Geoffrey Maiyoh

Geoffrey Maiyoh

Doctor
Gerhard Maré

Gerhard (Gerry) Maré

Emeritus Professor
Niq Mhlongo

Niq Mhlongo

Author
Hans Pienaar

Hans Pienaar

Writer and Journalist
Joel Quirk

Joel Quirk

Professor
Amrita Shah

Amrita Shah

Journalist and Writer
Kevin Riordan

Kevin Riordan

Assistant Professor
Charlie Samuya Veric

Charlie Samuya Veric

Critic, Poet, and Curator
Zukiswa Wanner

Zukiswa Wanner

Author