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Paula Fourie is an author, poet and playwright who holds a PhD in musicology
from Stellenbosch University. Her debut poetry collection, ‘Inked in Bone’,
appeared in 2026 with Granta.
She is also the author of ‘Mr Entertainment: The Story of Taliep Petersen’ and
‘Translating Swiss Theatre in Apartheid South Africa’, and the co-author with
Athol Fugard of ‘Concerning the Life of Babyboy Kleintjies’.
Paula Fourie
Author, Poet, Playwright, South Africa
Author, Poet, Playwright, South Africa
Paula Fourie
Paula Fourie is an author, poet and playwright who holds a PhD in musicology
from Stellenbosch University. Her debut poetry collection, ‘Inked in Bone’,
appeared in 2026 with Granta.
She is also the author of ‘Mr Entertainment: The Story of Taliep Petersen’ and
‘Translating Swiss Theatre in Apartheid South Africa’, and the co-author with
Athol Fugard of ‘Concerning the Life of Babyboy Kleintjies’.
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