Niq Mhlongo

"I write to edutain and cathart. I write to educate, entertain and heal myself."

"The second book is always a challenge because of the reception the first book received"

"At some point I was said to be a ‘Kwaito generation’ writer and this sometimes came with negative stereotypes, as if I didn’t belong to the ‘writers club’ yet"

"Mainstream publishing houses were not really connected to South African readers"

"I think every writer is, one way or the other, a literary diplomat, whether travelling or not"

"What comes to my mind when I think of South African literature is awareness and education"