Unarine Pashwana

Unarine “Una” Phaswana a young (11yr) author, book reviewer, and literacy advocate who began reviewing books at age six and has reviewed over 100 titles. At just nine, she led a book drive that collected over 500 books to establish a reading corner at a rural school in Limpopo, in memory of her late grandmother. In 2023, she was named one of Africa’s Top 100 Most Influential Children in the education category. She wrote her first book at eight, published in 2026 by Penguin Random House. Una dreams of becoming a veterinarian, and Librarian (part time).