AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: patient 12a

In 2024, I published Patient 12A — a raw, poetic and unflinching memoir that explores sacredness of rage, masculinity, identity and the maddening beauty of becoming human in South Africa.

It isn’t a story about recovery. It’s a story about survival, language, and what happens when a mind decides to break into a freestyle.

Part literary work, part reckoning, Patient 12A became a cultural spark: opening up new conversations about mental health, Black identity, and what it means to stay alive when the world keeps trying to script your story for you.

• Critical acclaim across literary and cultural circles for its brutal honesty and lyrical style.
   
• Lauded as a landmark contribution to South African memoir and mental health discourse.
   
• Featured in national media, literary festivals and public talks.
   
• Loved by readers who saw themselves, maybe for the first time, in a book.

• Sparked thousands of conversations on mental health across schools, creative industries and cultural spaces.
   
• Became a trusted text for readers and facilitators exploring trauma, healing and voice.
   
• Inspired follow-on projects in television, storytelling platforms and performance.