Luyanda Cwane

Luyanda Cwane is a South African heavyweight illustrator whose vibrant, expressive artwork brings stories to life across multiple African languages. He is creatively known for his amazing work in children’s literature for Penguin Random House, specifically illustrating the book “Una’s Mzansi Bush Adventures. His illustrations feature prominently in the Ulwazi Lwethu African Languages Literacy Project, a collaboration between the Zenex Foundation, Room to Read, the Nelson Mandela Institute, and Molteno, supporting early-grade literacy in South Africa.

His notable titles include “Maitela a Vhavenda”, among others. In addition to his work with Ulwazi Lwethu, Luyanda Cwane has contributed illustrations to a wide range of well-known publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Macmillan, Maskew Miller Longman, Via Afrika, and Marang Publishers, as well as organizations such as Speaking Books.