Writing Namibia - Coming of Age

Sarala Krishnamurthy is a Professor of English and Applied Linguistics in the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. Along with Helen Vale, she co-edited the first volume of Writing Namibia Literature in Transition (2018). She has published numerous books on various literary and linguistic topics and is the Chair of the Literature Committee appointed by the Ministry of Education, Namibia. At present, her research is focused on Genocide and Atrocity literature, and Decoloniality.

Nelson Mlambo is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Namibia, Department of Humanities and Arts. He has co-edited numerous books on different aspects of decolonisation in Africa. In 2020, together with Derek Duncan, he was the Chairperson of the UNAM Press Editorial Board, and has been involved in a research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) entitled Transnationalising Modern Languages: Global Challenges. His research interests are in the areas of literary studies, focusing particularly on recent theorisations which are of relevance to Africa's present challenges.

Helen Vale is co-editor of Volume 1 of Writing Namibia Literature in Transition. She taught literature at the English Department of the University of Namibia from 1991-2007. She holds a master's degree in Area Studies and received a diploma in Education from the University of Surrey, England. Vale has been a judge for the Namibian theatre awards for six years and was a member of the publications committee of Archives of Anti-Colonial Resistance and Liberation Struggle (AARCLS). She has authored several publications in the literary field and is fascinated by the history/memory links in Namibian literature in English.