The Coinage Book Two: Journal of New South African Wiritng

ABOUT: Sinaso Mxakaza

Sinaso is a young South African writer who started writing in 2008 inspired by her love for books. Her poems mainly deal with themes of healing, change and finding one’s voice in the world we live. Her work has been published online in sites such as Voicesnet, Fundza, Poetry Potion, Ja Mag SA, The Pangolin Review, an online anthology (Next Generation Speaks Global Youth Anthology) and Writing politics and Knowledge Production (anthology). She was recently longlisted for the Sol Plaatjie European Award and was the first runner up in the Creative Freelance Writerz competition. She is passionate about writing and seeing young people work towards changing the world into a peaceful place for all.

Her poem “I’m Still Here” is featured in The Coinage Book Two explores there the theme of lost love and the change in one’s beliefs when one is hurt or separated from loved ones, and when one is exposed to new experiences.

ABOUT: Karin Henriques

Following an illustrious career in corporate communication that spanned 20 years, Karin took a year off to explore her love of writing and storytelling.

As a freelancer, she also operates under “all things creative”, a company which specialises in event planning, book design and layout, corporate and branding identity, photography, video production and copy-writing.

2018 sent her on a whirlwind word-adventure of finding her writing voice. She experimented with poetry, the result of which a poem titled “Age Rage” – an ode to a woman coming to terms with her fading beauty and changing body as she struggles to find relevance in the new and continuously changing world – which will be featured in The Coinage Book Two.