Shireen Mall
Shireen Mall hails from a family of eight boys and three girls where she ranks sixth in the menagerie, all born and bred in a run -down semi- detached cottage in Athlone on the Cape Flats. Shireen is the only one who went on to obtain a BA Hons in English Literature from the University of the Western Cape and a MA Creative Writing from Rhodes University in Grahamstown.
Shireen has always nurtured a quiet ambition to become a great writer one day: recognised for her contribution long after she had gone. And this is a wish she bestows on all who so desire.
The Jakes Gerwel Foundation and Passa Porta international house of literature in Brussels residency: an interview with Shireen Mall
2024-03-28"Any serious writer with purpose will agree that the opportunity to collaborate in dialogue with a diverse group of writers from across the world in various disciplines is a sure way to grow personally as a writer and broaden your scope."