Mohale Mashigo is a best-selling multi-award-winning writer. Her work includes The Yearning (University of Johannesburg Debut Prize for South African Writing in English 2016) and a collection of speculative fiction short stories; Intruders. Mashigo also writes children's books and comic books. Some of her comic book work includes Kwezi, and various projects with both DC & Marvel Comics.

Mohale was born and raised in Soweto, she is multi-disciplinary storyteller who loves exploring the unknown. In addition to being a writer, she is also an award winning singer songwriter, who performs under the name Black Porcelain. Mashigo holds a BA (Journalism & Linguistics) degree from Rhodes University. She is currently the Narrative Director for Game Development studio Nyamakop.

1. Currently - Narrative Director at Nyamakop Games 2023
2. Shortstory - OVERWATCH (HEROES ASCENDANT)

1. Miles Morales & Moon Girl
2. Avengers and Moon Girl
3. X-Men and Moon Girl
4. Marvel’s Voices: Miles Morales Infinity Comic #18

1. The United States of Captain America #2
2. Marvel Voices: Legacy #1
3. Batman Urban Legends #11 – 13 (Kid Eternity)
4. Marvel’s Black Panther: Sins of the King for Realm (formerly Serial Box)

Kwezi – Now

1. Won University of Johannesburg Debut Fiction Prize – 2017
2. Shortlisted for South African Literary Awards – First-time Published Author Award – 2017
3. Longlisted for Etisalat Prize for Literature (First Pan-African Prize for debut published authors) – 2016
4. Longlisted for Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Prize – 2017
5. Longlisted for International Dublin Literary Award – 2018
6. Adapted the movie “Beyond the River” into a YA novel – 2017
7. Wrote two children’s books called: Scared Tumi - 2016 Where is Lulu (which has been translated into the 11 official languages of South Africa) - 2018
8. Contributed to best-selling book Black Tax – 2019
9. Winner of the inaugural Philida Literary Award - 2020
10. Represented Africa on the judging panel of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize – 2020

“What is comforting to see is how Mashigo walks this fraught tightrope of literary convention and innovation without pretence and with faith in a language she is carving. The effort is raw and, at points, reading as if it is still under construction. But Intruders is exactly that, the effort of an author putting in work for her generation.” – Kwanele Sosibo (Mail & Guardian)

“Mashigo is a gifted storyteller and does so with ease and sophistication, bringing a remarkable tale to life in a way that is completely new and uniquely hers.” – Sowetan Newspaper