Joanne Fedler
Joanne Fedler was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She studied law at the University of the Witwatersrand and at Yale University before returning to South Africa, where she lectured in law and became legal advisor at People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA), a women's rights organisation that provides both frontline and advocacy services. Fedler's debut novel, The Dreamcloth, was nominated for South Africa's Sunday Times Fiction Prize in 2006, while Secret Mothers' Business was on the 2008 Der Spiegel bestseller list. Now a full-time author and writing mentor, Fedler works with aspiring female authors to help them find their voices through the power of writing.