"Writing is a very serious business, and it is the same in Africa. You can trace the trajectory of the born writers' as they start creating and writing from a very early age. Like Ama Atta Aidoo (of Ghana) and Ben Okri of Nigeria. They were writing fiction from a very young age - and also the great Ayi Kwei Armah of Ghana too," So says literary aficionado, Leke Giwa.
Certainly Teboho Masakala of South Africa began writing impressive short stories from a very young age too. By the age of 20 he was already well known for his intriguing short fiction which was already being published in newspapers, journals and on the internet. Of course he continued to grow by leaps and bounds.
He hails from Thaba Nchu town, from the Free State in South Africa. As a kid ge was already very much interested in books and writing, inter alia basking in the Harry Potter series, and in quality African books written by the likes.of Chinua Achebe. Masakala has frequented libraries since he discovered the magic of Reading!
Masakala, born in 1988, among many literary circles, is regarded as something.of a compulsive writer, a creative one, largely versatile. Short stories continue to be his forte - reminiscent of.kindred African writers like Leseli Mokhele (Lesotho), Maxwell Perkins Kanemanyanga (Zimbabwe) and Matshidiso Taleng (South Africa)
Books by Teboho Masakala
Mind, Pen, Paper, and Ideas (2010)
Through It All (2011)
The Fall of Marcus Desmond (2012)
Shout to the Lord (2013)
Shout to the Lord The Spiritual Corner (2014)
Restoring Everything Damaged (R.E.D) 2015
DE MA PLUME (2016)
Saved by an Angel (2020)
