Zachariah Rapola

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...See more

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. See less