In 2014, at the age of 61, I self published my first novel, When Freedom Came. Two years later, 1n 2016, My second novel, Whose land is it Anyway, which went on to win the 2017 edition of Zimbabwe’s National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) in the Literary category ‘Outstanding Fiction’, was also published.

While the publication of my first book and the positive response it got surprised me, the NAMA award confirmed for me what I had begun to suspect; that writing was the passion that I had missed for most of my life.

Up to this point, my life had been a relative success; Academically, I had gone as far as University – University College Cardiff under the University of Wales –  from whence I obtained a degree in Social Administration (B. Sc. Econ). Coming back to independent Zimbabwe armed with my degree and a naïve enthusiasm that made me believe that I was part of a historic generation that would shape the future of our newly independent nation, I joined the Civil Service where I felt I was contributing greatly by being in the ‘Export Promotion’ department of the Ministry of Trade and Commerce (as it was then). Two years later, I left the civil service and joined the private sector – for better pay. Working for various organizations in the Shipping, Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearing industry, I rose quite quickly to the position of Managing Director, at which point I felt that I had achieved as much as I could and went on to try my hand at business. That did not go so well, but as it coincided with the downturn in Zimbabwe’s economic fortunes, I blame the economy rather than my own business ineptitude.

I am the father of five children, and am happily married – after a couple of false starts – to Irelean Carol, who is a farmer. We live on an inherited farm, some forty Kilometres South West of the Capital, Harare.

While she is farming, I indulge my new found passion, so more books can be expected here!