Tebello Mzamo
Tebello Mzamo is from Bloemfontein and grew up in Gugulethu. In 2022 she was selected as one of the winners for the Open Call 100 Artists, which is organised by artlink in partnership with the Sudkulturfonds. Her writing has appeared in New Contrast, Tyhini (the Rhodes University MACW journal where she passed her Masters degree cum laude), Incredible Journey: Stories that move you (anthology), The Fundza Literacy Trust, and her poetry featured in Writing Three Sixty journal. I Did Not Die is her first novel.
I did not die: an interview with Tebello Mzamo
2023-03-09"When I was writing the story I was just being a storyteller. And when it comes to different genders, races or ages when writing, I always think of characters as people and that everyone deserves to have their story told."