Kirsten Miller (South African writer)

Kirsten Miller (South African writer)

children. It details the challenges in dealing with these children and their families and the effect this work has on her personal life. [cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3558846|author=Lindsay Ord - The Daily News|title=Entering their closed minds - Interview and Review] [cite web|url=http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=32305,1,22|author=Cathryn Pearman-Owens - The Citizen|title=Positive View - Review]

Her novel "All is Fish" () was shortlisted for the 2005 EU Literary Awards. The novel is set in the resort town of Mtunzini in Zululand, South Africa and deals warmly with the complex relationships between the three central protagonists. [cite web|url=http://www.oulitnet.co.za/indaba/eu_winner.asp|author=Litnet|title=EU Literary Award: Jury Comments - Review] [cite web|url=http://www.witness.co.za/default.asp?myAction=detail&myRef=54446&myCat=film|author=Janet van Eeden - The Natal Witness|title=Three childhood friends re-unite - Review]

She has published short stories in four collections ("When the Master Calls", "The Chief's Spell", "White Boy", and "Chance Encounter" in "Uncovered Mirrors, African Road", "African Compass" and "Dinaane: Short Stories by South African Women", respectively), and was also twice a finalist in the HSBC SA Pen Awards. [cite web|url=http://jacana.book.co.za/2007/08/31/kirsten-miller-renaissance-woman-adds-novelist-to-her-cv/|author=BOOK SA - Caroline|title=Kirsten Miller: Renaissance Woman] Kristen has written an illustrated childrens book, "A Time for Fairies", which was published in South Africa in 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.atimeforfairies.co.za/author_illustrator.htm|author=A Time for Fairies|title=Website]

Miller was featured in the 2008 "Time of the Writer" International Writers Festival alongside Breyten Breytenbach, Charles Mungoshi, Ananda Devi and John Pilger. [cite web|url=http://www.ukzn.ac.za/cca/tow2008.htm|author=Centre for Creative Arts|title=2008 Time of the Writer]

Kirsten Miller’s artwork centres on fabric and watercolours, drawing inspiration from her surroundings and thoughts. Johannesburg’s Unity Gallery has held a solo exhibition of her work. [cite web|url=http://www.artthrob.co.za/05june/listings_gauteng.html|author=Artthrob|title=Guateng Listings] [cite web|url=http://www.unitydesign.co.za/gallery.html|author=Unity Design|title=Gallery] Her fabric, beads and fibreglass commission of "African Moo-nlight" for CowParade was purchased on auction by the brewer SABMiller. [cite web|url=http://southafrica.cowparade.com/cow/detail/2428/|author=CowParade South Africa|title=African Moo-nlight - Picture and Artist Bio]

Miller has a BA (Hons.) "cum laude" from the University of Natal and has held jobs as a university lecturer, creativity teacher and dolphin trainer. She has lived in London, Cape Town and Johannesburg. Kirsten currently lives in Durban and works with autistic children as well as attending to her artwork and writing. [cite web|url=http://www.kirstenmiller.co.za/index.html|author=Kirsten Miller|title=Homepage]

References

External links

* [http://www.kirstenmiller.co.za/ Kirsten Miller Homepage]
* [http://www.autismsouthafrica.org// Autism South Africa]
* [http://www.litnet.co.za/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?cmd=cause_dir_news_item&news_id=28217&cause_id=1270// All is fish, or is it? In conversation with Kirsten Miller, author of All is Fish]
* [http://www.litnet.co.za/cgi%2Dbin/giga.cgi?cmd=cause_dir_news_item&cause_id=1270&news_id=36134&cat_id=180/ Janet van Eeden in conversation with Kirsten Miller about All is Fish]
* [http://www.ukzn.ac.za/cca/images/tow/TOW2008/bios/miller.htm International Time of the Writer - Author Bio: Kirsten Miller]
* [http://podcasts.thetimes.co.za/2008/04/07/tymon-smith-chats-to-kirsten-miller// Tymon Smith chats to Kirsten Miller - audio download]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siPxd2QbSRk Kirsten Miller Reads from All is Fish - youtube video]


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