Margie Orford

Margie Orford is a South African journalist, film director and author of crime fiction, children's fiction, non-fiction and school text books.^[1]

Biography

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]

Works

Crime fiction

• Orford, Margie (June 2012). Daddy's Girl. United Kingdom: Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-84354-947-5. 
• Orford, Margie (October 2008). Like Clockwork. South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA. ISBN 978-1-86842-327-9. 
• Orford, Margie (August 2009). Blood Rose. South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA. ISBN 978-1-86842-348-4. 
• Orford, Margie (September 2011). Gallows Hill. United Kingdom: Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-86842-395-8. 
• Orford, Margie (July 2013). Water Music. South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA. ISBN 978-1-86842-396-5. 

Non-fiction

Orford, Margie; Schimke, Karin (30 Sep 2006). Fabulously 40 and Beyond: Coming into Your Power an Embracing Change. Spearhead P. ISBN 978-0864865885. 

Journalism

• Orford, Margie (4 September 2011). "Once upon a life: Margie Orford". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. 
• Orford, Margie (4 March 2014). "Oscar Pistorius trial: the imaginary black stranger at heart of the defence". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. 

References

External links

• Margie Orford's website.
• Margie Orford's profile at Jonathan Ball Publishers.
• Margie Orford's profile at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency.
• Margie Orford on Twitter.