Zachariah Rapola Author

Isabel Balseiro is Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvey Mudd College in California. Her books include Running towards Us: New Writing from South Africa (2000), To Change Reels: Film and Film Culture in South Africa (2003), and South Africa: A Traveler's Literary Companion (2009). A visiting research associate at the University of Cambridge, the Federal University of Pernambuco, and the University of Cape Town, she is the recipient of fellowships from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the James Irvine Foundation, among others.

Zachariah Rapola is a writer and filmmaker who currently mentors emerging young writers in rural parts of South Africa. His collection of stories Beginnings of a Dream won the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 2008. His short fiction and poems have appeared in Tribute, Boston Review, Serendipity, Opbrud, Witness, and Discovering Home. His works for young adults include Stanza on the Edge, Stanza and the Jive Mission,and Stanza's Soccer World Cup. His television drama Hola! Mpinji is based on characters from the Stanza novel series.