Sue Nyathi
| Sue Nyathi | |
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| Born | Sukoluhle Nyathi |
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| Known for | Being an author |
| Website | suenyathi |
Sukoluhle "Sue" Nyathi is a Zimbabwean award-winning author.
Background
She became Sue because her 3rd-grade teacher could not pronounce Sukoluhle, which is a Ndebele name that means "beautiful day".[1]
Age
Sue Nyathi was born on 23 June.
Education
She studied finance and investment.
Career
When she was 14, Sue Nyathi wrote a poem titled Crazy Over You which was a teenage love story. Before she published her debut novel, Nyathi said she received a rejection letter and then had success with Logogog, a small independent publisher who believed in her and published her debut novel in 2012 titled The Polygamist.[1] Her second novel The Gold Diggers was published by Pan Macmillan in 2018.[2] Her third novel A Family Affair was also published by Pan Macmillan in 2020.[3]
Books
- The Polygamist (2012)
- The Gold Diggers (2018)
- A Family Affair (2020)
Awards
- Barry Ronge Fiction Prize 2019 & 2021
- Dublin Lit Award 2020
- HSS Awards 2021
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MEET ... SUE NYATHI, Book Shy Books, Published: September 2012, Retrieved: June 23, 2021
- ↑ The Portfolio: Sue Nyathi, Mail&Guardian, Published: November 15, 2019, Retrieved: June 23, 2021
- ↑ 'A Family Affair' by Sue Nyathi, Bulawayo24, Published: November 2, 2020, Retrieved: June 23, 2021
