Tom Dreyer


Tom Dreyer is a South African novelist and poet writing in both English and Afrikaans.
He went to school in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch, and studied at the University of Stellenbosch and the University of Cape Town. He is also an alumnus of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
He made his writing debut in the poetry anthology Nuwe Stemme and a number of his poems were subsequently included
in the anthology Afrikaanse Poësie in ‘n Duisend en Enkele Gedigte, compiled by Gerrit Komrij.
Dreyer is better known for his prose work, and he has been awarded or shortlisted for significant South African literary awards. He has
been writer-in-residence at universities and institutes across the world.

Novels