Arja Salafranca

Biography

Arja Salafranca was born in 1971 in Málaga, Spain, to a Spanish father and a South African mother. She authored three poetry collections: A Life Stripped of Illusions, The Fire in Which We Burn, and Beyond Touch. Her debut collection was awarded the Sanlam Prize, and her most recent collection was co-winner of the South African Literary Award. She earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Witwatersrand. She served as lifestyle editor at The Sunday Independent. She lives in Johannesburg.

Birth Date

1971-01-01

Place of Birth

Country of Nationality

South Africa

University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand

Sources

"Arja Salafranca." Modjaji Books, https://www.modjajibooks.co.za/author/arja-salafranca/. Accessed 7 July 2022.

"Arja Salafranca." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 July 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arja_Salafranca. Accessed 18 November 2024.

Salafranca, Arja. "Arja Salafranca." LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/arja-salafranca-2488b5a/?originalSubdomain=za. Accessed 7 July 2022.