Creator
Phumlani Pikoli
Phumlani Pikoli is a multidisciplinary artist. He had his multi-sensory exhibition with the British Council in South Africa and Tmrw Mixed Reality Workshop, based on his acclaimed debut collection of short stories, The Fatuous State of Severity In January 2020. His debut novel Born Freeloaders was released in 2019 and published by Pan Macmillan.
Cabin Fever: A short story by Phumlani Pikoli
Cabin Fever was originally written in June 2020 and edited by KT
A Seat at a Table ep. 2: Authenticity versus responsibility
In the second instalment of A Seat at a Table, writers discuss authenticity, character development and the value of handwritten drafts
A Seat at a Table, Ep 1: The writerly thing to do
Interviews can often demystify the processes behind how people create. It’s always fascinated Phumlani Pikoli to find the tricks to artists’ magic, as explored in his new…
Not acknowledging crimes against humanity is the Springbok way
South African rugby was racist, is still racist, and nothing will truly transform it.
Oh Shucks, an accidental blackface hero
Leon Schuster is having a few movies of his removed from Showmax and Phumlani Pikoli figures: what better time to reflect on this bruh than now?
‘Adaptation’: New short fiction from Phumlani Pikoli
Phumlani Pikoli’s latest piece is a metafiction based on what could happen if spike jonze and Ira Glass met
The Portfolio: Phumlani Pikoli
‘The process of writing in solitude is still puzzling. How am I alone when I have so many people inside me?’