Nadia Davids | |
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| Born | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | Zonnebloem Girls School; St Cyprian's School |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, novelist, author of short stories and screenplays |
| Notable work | What Remains |
| Awards | Olive Schreiner Prize, 2020; Caine Prize, 2024 |
| Website | www |
Nadia Davids (born in Cape Town, 1977)[1] is a South African playwright, novelist, and author of short stories and screenplays. Her work has been published, produced, and performed in Southern Africa, Europe, and the United States. She was a Philip Leverhulme Prize winner in 2013. Her play What Remains won five Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.[2]
In 2017, Davids was elected president of PEN South Africa,[3] serving in the role until July 2024.[4]
Her short stories and articles have appeared in a range of outlets, including The Georgia Review, Zyzzyva magazine, Astra Magazine, The American Scholar, New Writing from Africa (edited by J. M. Coetzee, 2009), Los Angeles Review of Books, the Johannesburg Review of Books, and The Brooklyn Rail.[5][6] Davids won the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story "Bridling", which was described by the chair of judges as a "triumph of language, storytelling and risk-taking".[7][8]