Linathi Makanda

Linathi Makanda is a writer and all-round creative based in South Africa. Her debut poetry collection When No One Is Watching, published by Australian publishing house Odyssey Books has since caught the attention of international and local masses in how emotionally gripping it is. Makanda is a young creative who strongly believes in the art of vulnerability and goes about her art with the same energy. Her photographic works have been internationally recognized by publications such as Vogue Italia, Color Bloc Magazine as well as Michigan’s Saginaw Valley State University art journal, Cardinal Sins. Additionally, her visual, Seasons, which blends elements of art direction, poetry and videography has been featured by New Plains Review, a platform by the College of Liberal Arts at the University Of Central Oklahoma. Since the publication of her collection, she has since been seen on local platforms such as Hear My Voice and featured on local publication, Drum Magazine. Makanda continues to venture into her crafts with authenticity driven by vulnerability and hopes to continue making her mark as a creative in many other spheres of art