Christine Coates is a writer and a poet. She also works as a tutor and an editor. She has been published in various literary journals. She has an M.A. in Creative Writing from UCT.  She has written a novel The Shape of Shadows which was recently short-listed for the Citizen Book Prize. She has also written a novella which is under review and is working on another novel.

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