Kirsten Miller

Who is Kirsten Miller?

Kirsten Miller is a South African novelist, writer and artist. Her first book Children on the Bridge: A Story of Autism in South Africa is an autobiographical account of her work as a tutor of autistic children. It details the challenges in dealing with these children and their families and the effect this work has on her personal life.

Her novel All is Fish was shortlisted for the 2005 European Union Literary Awards. The novel is set in the resort town of Mtunzini in Zululand, South Africa and deals warmly with the complex relationships between the three central protagonists.

In May 2014 the novel Sister Moon was published by Random House. Sister Moon is a story of love and growing up, of exclusion and abuse.

She has published short stories in 5 collections, and was also a finalist 3 times in the SA Pen Awards. In 2012 her autism themed play "Remember Joe" was published in Short, Sharp and Snappy, a collection of plays by leading South African playwrights and authors.