Our Writers

Neoklis Pnematicatos – A legend in his own lifetime

My life has not been dominated solely by Greek experiences. I am someone who needs to live in a community where I know people and they know me. In that respect Fish Hoek has been very good for me. In fact it suited me down to the ground. It lies in a valley bordered by the sea and enclosing hills. It has distinct boundaries. I have felt very much at home here in Fish Hoek and although I retain the strongest sense of my Greek inheritance it is well mixed with my love for South Africa and for Fish Hoek in particular.’’

 
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Clive Myburgh- young Science Fiction writer from Fish Hoek

Clive Myburgh is a young writer from Fish Hoek whose love for science fiction and fantasy novels inspired him to write a novel of his own. Although his interest in books and reading developed during his high school years, it […]

 
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Dawn Garisch, author and poet from Kalk Bay

It is always a pleasure to spend time with creative and deep thinking people and a chat over hot chocolate with Kalk Bay writer and poet Dawn Garisch was no exception. Dawn spent the first seven years of her life […]

 
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Karen Cochlovius, geologist and author of Desert Varnish

Desert Varnish by Karen Cochlovius ‘‘Desert Varnish is a novel about a young African geologist who works from the depths of the earth as an underground geologist, to sun baked Namaqualand and the wide open spaces of Namibia, through grim […]

 
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Willemien de Villiers – artist and author from Muizenberg

As a writer and as an artist, I’m inspired by the connections I observe; between people as functioning or non-functioning relationships; and while painting, as energy points found where the stalk meets the bud, the roots meet the soil and where the hawk moth’s proboscis probes the throat of a flower.

 
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Adventure Hikes in the Cape Peninsula

New Hikers guide with over 30 tested hikes. Detailed descriptions & 450 colour pictures to help you get out into Nature and to find your way.

 
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