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Colleen Higgs

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33: 126:. She is the founder and publisher of Modjaji Books, an independent publishing house based in Cape Town, publishing books written exclusively by women. Currently, Modjaji publishes short stories, memoir, novels, poetry, and creative non-fiction: their publication 345: 94:
and stories in literary magazines in South Africa since 1990. As a publisher, she is both renowned and respected as the founder of independent publishing house
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Higgs is also a writer whose poems have been published in literary magazines since 1990. Her debut poetry collection,
87: 46: 224: 310: 315: 243: 123: 32: 250: 231: 90:, South Africa) is a South African writer and publisher. As a writer, she has published 304: 282: 95: 75: 111: 115: 263: 119: 278:"Founder of Modjaji Books Publishes New Memoir on Her Mother's Final Years" 107: 91: 114:, South Africa, and more recently lived for five years in 176:(editor with Maire Fisher) (2006), Centre for the Book 70: 62: 54: 39: 23: 244:Roll Over, Gutenberg! Interview with Colleen Higgs 168:A Rough Guide to Small-scale and Self-publishing 130:by Tracey Farren was short-listed for the 2009 16:South African writer and publisher (born 1962) 194:(2012), Hands-On Books, collection of stories 8: 192:Looking for Trouble: mostly Yeoville stories 253:, Absolut Write. Retrieved 7 February 2008. 188:(2011), Hands-On Books, collection of poems 164:(2004), Hands-On Books, collection of poems 198:Small Publishers' Catalogue - Africa, 2013 180:Small Publishers' Catalogue - Africa, 2010 31: 20: 174:South African Small Publishers' Catalogue 110:, her adolescence and young adulthood in 346:South African women short story writers 216: 106:Higgs spent most of her childhood in 7: 276:Peterson, Angeline (31 July 2020). 14: 336:South African short story writers 331:South African publishers (people) 182:(2010) (editor with Bontle Senne) 326:Book publishing company founders 321:21st-century South African poets 351:Women book publishers (people) 1: 266:. Retrieved 28 October 2009. 234:. Retrieved 28 October 2009. 170:(2005), Centre for the Book 43:1962 (age 61–62) 367: 341:South African women poets 141:, was published in 2004. 30: 230:31 January 2010 at the 204:My Mother, My Madness 150:My Mother, My Madness 66:Writer and publisher 249:12 May 2008 at the 124:Centre for the Book 118:. She now lives in 206:(2020), Deep South 81: 80: 358: 295: 294: 292: 290: 273: 267: 260: 254: 241: 235: 225:on Modjaji Books 221: 35: 21: 366: 365: 361: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 301: 300: 299: 298: 288: 286: 275: 274: 270: 262:Colleen Higgs' 261: 257: 251:Wayback Machine 242: 238: 232:Wayback Machine 222: 218: 213: 186:Lava Lamp Poems 158: 152:was published. 134:Fiction award. 104: 50: 44: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 364: 362: 354: 353: 348: 343: 338: 333: 328: 323: 318: 313: 303: 302: 297: 296: 268: 264:Bookslive Blog 255: 236: 223:Colleen Higgs 215: 214: 212: 209: 208: 207: 201: 195: 189: 183: 177: 171: 165: 162:Halfborn Woman 157: 154: 139:Halfborn Woman 103: 100: 86:(born 1962 in 79: 78: 72: 71:Known for 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 56: 52: 51: 49:, South Africa 45: 41: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 363: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 322: 319: 317: 314: 312: 311:Living people 309: 308: 306: 285: 284: 283:Brittle Paper 279: 272: 269: 265: 259: 256: 252: 248: 245: 240: 237: 233: 229: 226: 220: 217: 210: 205: 202: 199: 196: 193: 190: 187: 184: 181: 178: 175: 172: 169: 166: 163: 160: 159: 155: 153: 151: 147: 144:Her blog (on 142: 140: 135: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 101: 99: 97: 96:Modjaji Books 93: 89: 85: 84:Colleen Higgs 77: 76:Modjaji Books 73: 69: 65: 63:Occupation(s) 61: 58:South African 57: 53: 48: 42: 38: 34: 29: 25:Colleen Higgs 22: 19: 287:. Retrieved 281: 271: 258: 239: 219: 203: 197: 191: 185: 179: 173: 167: 161: 149: 145: 143: 138: 136: 132:Sunday Times 131: 127: 112:Johannesburg 105: 83: 82: 18: 316:1962 births 116:Grahamstown 74:Founder of 55:Nationality 305:Categories 211:References 102:Background 146:BooksLive 120:Cape Town 88:Kimberley 47:Kimberley 247:Archived 228:Archived 128:Whiplash 289:31 July 108:Lesotho 200:(2013) 156:Works 92:poems 291:2020 40:Born 307:: 280:. 98:. 293:.

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Kimberley
Modjaji Books
Kimberley
poems
Modjaji Books
Lesotho
Johannesburg
Grahamstown
Cape Town
Centre for the Book
on Modjaji Books
Archived
Wayback Machine
Roll Over, Gutenberg! Interview with Colleen Higgs
Archived
Wayback Machine
Bookslive Blog
"Founder of Modjaji Books Publishes New Memoir on Her Mother's Final Years"
Brittle Paper
Categories
Living people
1962 births
21st-century South African poets
Book publishing company founders
South African publishers (people)
South African short story writers
South African women poets
South African women short story writers
Women book publishers (people)

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