Junkets, Robin Malan and Andi Mgibantaka.
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Writer/Compiler |
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Introduction | Junkets Publisher is a small independent publisher based in Cape Town, South Africa, formed to publish my novel 'Rebel Angel' in 2005. I have worked in English teaching and theatre-in-education all my life. I was artistic Director of PACT Playwork theatre-in-education company, was Assistant Head at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College in Swaziland, and ran a specialist bookshop in Mbabane, Swaziland. I have taught in the Department of Drama at Stellenbosch University and tutored in the English Department at the University of Cape Town. I now live in Cape Town, where I do volunteer work for Triangle Project. I was one of the founding editors of English Alive, and was the Series Editor for the Siyagruva Series of novels for South African teens. In 2015 I was awarded the Gold Medal of the English Academy of Southern Africa for services to literature, education, theatre and publishing. Having been published in English Alive while in high school, Andi Mgibantaka joined Junkets in 2010 as its Admin Assistant and Bookkeeper. He is now the owner and CEO of Junkets, while I am the Editorial Manager. |
| Favorite movies | The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rebel Without a Cause, Queer as Folk, The Queen |
| Favorite music | George Michael, Will Young, Freshly Ground |
| Favorite books | Janet Malcolm's The Silent Woman, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Alan Bennet's The History Boys, Hamlet |