Genre: | Crime fiction, children's literature, non-fiction, school textbooks |
Birth Date: | 30 September 1964 |
Birth Place: | London |
Occupation: | Novelist, journalist, film director |
Alma Mater: | University of Cape Town |
Margie Orford (born 30 September 1964) is a South African journalist, film director and author of crime fiction, children's fiction, non-fiction and school text books.[1]
Orford was born in London and grew up in Namibia and South Africa. She was detained during the 1985 State of Emergency while a student at the University of Cape Town, taking her final examinations in prison. After travelling widely, she studied under J. M. Coetzee before embarking on a career in publishing in the newly emerged Namibia. She returned to live in South Africa in 2001.[2]
Book: Orford. Margie. With. Schimke. Karin. Fabulously 40 and Beyond: Coming into Your Power an Embracing Change. 30 September 2006. Spearhead P.. 978-0-86486-588-5.