Dumisani Buyana grew up on a farm and a village, respectively. Being the eldest of three siblings, the 41-year-old had to read to keep the boredom at bay. And if he were to name his favourite authors, George Orwell and J.D. Salinger would top that proverbial list. He writes to empty his cranium, which is constantly inundated with ideas, and make space for new and fresh ones.

Aside from writing, Dumisani enjoys a good Biopic, rugby and traditional gospel music. An interesting fact about this aspiring author is that he once chased a sacrificial animal (a cow, surprise surprise) at full gallop down the grassy hills of Mount Coke, Eastern Cape- needless to say who won that battle! Ah, the naiveties of youth. But he has since grown from that foolishness of thinking he could catch a bovine, of all things, and is well on his way to take the literary world by storm!