CA Davids


Carolann “C.A.” Davids is a South African writer and editor who is best known for her novel The Blacks of Cape Town.
Davids work has appeared in anthologies such as Twist, an anthology of short stories by South African women and in African Pens: New Writing from Southern Africa. 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 Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA. Before that she worked as an advertising and promotions manager for Levi Strauss SA.

Novels

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.

Fiction