Almini van der Merwe

Almini van der Merwe studied English literature at University of Stellenbosch (B.A in Language and Culture), followed by an Honours degree in English Studies and finally a Masters, which she did not complete, electing instead to join the creative-writing programme at University of Cape Town in 2009, where she was mentored by Stephen Watson. She has worked as an editor, copywriter and translator and is currently living in Liechtenstein, working on her second novel while raising ten-month-old twins.