Among the twenty contributors to this anthology are Nobel Laureate, Nadine Gordimer; the immortal chronicler of the Groot Marico, Herman Charles Bosman; award-winning authors Ivan Vladislavi´c , Ahmed Essop, Mandla Langa, Dan Jacobson, Miriam Tlali, Christopher Hope, Mbulelo Mzamane and Chris van Wyk; and the legendary icon of Drum Magazine, Can Themba. Compiled and introduced by David Medalie, this selection ranges across time, culture and style.

David Medalie lectures in the English Department at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.