Occupation Novelist Role Writer Language English, Afrikaans, | Nationality South African Books The Blacks of Cape Town Name CA Davids | |
Alma mater University of Cape Town Notable awards Shortlisted for the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize 2013; long listed for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize 2013; long listed for the inaugural Kwani? Manuscript Project; Shortlisted for the EU Literary Award 2012.
University of Johannesburg Debut Prize
Shortlisted in 2013
Sunday Times Fiction Prize
Longlisted in 2013
Kwani? Manuscript Project Longlisted in 2013
EU Literary Award
shortlisted in 2012 | ||
Education University of Cape Town | ||
Carolann “C.A.” Davids is a South African writer and editor who is best known for her novel The Blacks of Cape Town.
Contents
Davids work has appeared in anthologies such as Twist, an anthology of short stories by South African women (published by Struik, October 2006) and in African Pens: New Writing from Southern Africa (published by New Africa Books, April 2007). Davids has lived in Switzerland, the United States of America and Shanghai, China and now resides on the edge of District Six in Cape Town, South Africa. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town.
Career
CA Davids is a novelist, editor and writer. She previously worked in arts marketing as the marketing manager for the Baxter Theatre Centre at UCT, and communications manager for the Alexander Kasser Theatre at Monclaire State University, Monclaire, NJ, USA. Before that she worked as an advertising and promotions manager for Levi Strauss SA.
Novels
Achievements
CA Davids has been shortlisted for the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize 2013; longlisted for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize 2013; longlisted for the inaugural Kwani? Manuscript Project; and shortlisted for the EU Literary Award 2012.
Personal life
CA Davids lives with her husband and two children in Cape Town, South Africa.
Philosophy
CA Davids is as strong advocator of South African literature.
I would love to see a concerted, co-ordinated effort from civil society, writers, publishers, government and nongovernmental organisations to alter our reading habits (and trajectory) and the space given to literature in our country. It can and has been done elsewhere … but we would need to work together and plan 20 years into the future.