Beaven Tapureta (1975) was born in 1975 in Chitungwiza. He holds a diploma in Communication and Journalism from the Christian College of Southern Africa. He is the programme officer at the Budding Writers Association and has published articles on poetry in local newspapers. He says, “My appetite for writing began when I was at secondary school in Epworth, inspired by the poor and the fast life we led despite inadequate resources.”

Chris Mlalazi (1970) has published a short-story collection, Dancing with Life and other Short Stories (2008). His play, The Crocodile of Zambezi, co-written with Raisedon Baya, was banned. From 2006 to 2008, he was the country co-ordinator for Power in the Voice, a British Council spoken-word initiative. He is also patron of the Bulawayo branch of the Budding Writers’ Association.

Rosalie Wilson emigrated from the UK to Zimbabwe in 1960, where she married and raised two sons. A librarian by training, she has enjoyed a life-long love affair with books and poetry. She is a joint publisher at Quote Publishers and has also worked as a freelance editor for many years. Although presently living in Wales, her heart remains in Zimbabwe.

Taurai Lovemore Chinyanganya gained a BA (Hons) in English and a Grad. CE from the University of Zimbabwe, followed by a B.Ed from the University of Cape Town, and most recently an MA LSP from the University of Zimbabwe. He has taught English Language and Literature at various secondary schools, and English and Communication in the Linguistics Department of the University of Zimbabwe. He is currently programme coordinator for the BA English and Communication Studies and BA Media Studies degrees for Zimbabwe Open University in Mashonaland Central.