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Ayanda Xaba comes originally from Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal. Her passion for writing began at 10 years old, blossoming during high school when she formed part of a writers’ group Dancing Pencils that saw her work being published in numerous anthologies. She published her first novel The EZ Gang (Umsinsi Press) at 16, followed by five self-published hard copies: Ulala; The Journey of Discovery; award-winning Through her eyes; The Maiden. SCARRED; DAMNED and an e-book No One’s Hero on Amazon. Ayanda is a contributor on Fundza Literacy Trust and her work has also been featured in Reader’s Café Africa, Drum magazine, Kalahari Review, and Gamaphile. She obtained a Creative Writing Certificate from Intec College and a Journalism Diploma from Icesa Education and continuously improves her writing skills by attending workshops. In February 2024, she co-ordinated the inaugural iLembe Book Festival that took place at the Luthuli Museum in KwaDukuza Stanger in KwaZulu-Natal. She will be working on her third book Triggered from her SCARRED series.