David Medalie
David Medalie is a professor in the Department of English and the director of the Unit for Creative Writing at the University of Pretoria. He supervises postgraduate work in English and creative writing. He is also a short story writer, novelist and anthologist. His publications include The shadow follows, a novel; The mistress’s dog, a collection of short stories; and Recognition, an anthology of South African short stories, which he compiled for the Wits University Press.
Short.Sharp.Stories anthology, Power: interview with David Medalie, author of "A recreated world"
2025-09-18"In this time in which we see about us so many brutal forms of power, crushing everything in their path like a juggernaut, the 'recreated world' Tally strives for is a countervailing force which draws its power precisely from the fact that it refuses the wider, dystopian pattern and its ostensibly remorseless logic."
Short.Sharp.Stories anthology Fluid: interview with David Medalie, author of "Milly takes a husband"
2023-05-24"It’s gratifying to see how many people from diverse backgrounds want to write, how many stories are waiting to be told, how many new talents are emerging. That does make me optimistic."