Literary Tourism is tourism that deals with places and events from fictional texts as well as the lives of their authors. This could include following the route a fictional character charts in a novel, visiting particular settings from a story or tracking down the haunts of a novelist.
Hello and welcome to the KZN Literary Tourism website. Through this site, we aim to provide an invaluable resource for those interested in the relatively new field of Literary Tourism as well as provide information on the work we are currently doing from our base in Durban, South Africa.
Alex Coutts
Alex Coutts Dr Alex Coutts is a retired Deputy Rector of the Edgewood College of Education. He has Doctorates in Education (UNISA) and Philosophy
Kriben Pillay
Kriben Pillay KRIBEN PILLAY is a former College Dean of Teaching and Learning in the College of Law and Management Studies at the University
Sihle Khumalo
Sihle Khumalo Sihle Khumalo (1975 – ) was born in Nqutu in rural KwaZulu-Natal. He completed his matric at Sukuma Comprehensive School in Imbali
Credo Mutwa
Credo Mutwa Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (1921 – 2020 ) was born in Natal. His father was a former Catholic catechist from the Embo district
Vera Castleman
Vera Castleman Vera Castleman is a Durban-based writer. She has had an illustrious career in education; she taught Maths and Computer Studies at Brettonwood
Harold Strachan
Harold Strachan Harold Strachan (1925 – 2020) was born in Pretoria. He obtained a BA (FA) from the University if Pretoria, and won an