Margie Orford

Margie Orford
Born	30 September 1964 London
Occupation	Novelist, journalist, film director
Genre	Crime fiction, children's literature, non-fiction, school textbooks

Margie Orford (born 30 September 1964) is a South African journalist, film director and author of crime fiction, children's fiction, non-fiction and school text books.

Biography

Orford was born in London and grew up in Namibia and South Africa. She was detained during the 1985 State of Emergency while a student at the University of Cape Town, taking her final examinations in prison. After travelling widely, she studied under J. M. Coetzee before embarking on a career in publishing in the newly emerged Namibia. She returned to live in South Africa in 2001.

Works

Crime fiction

• Orford, Margie (October 2008). Like Clockwork. South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA. ISBN 978-1-86842-327-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Orford, Margie (August 2009). Blood Rose. South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA. ISBN 978-1-86842-348-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Orford, Margie (September 2011). Gallows Hill. United Kingdom: Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-86842-395-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Orford, Margie (June 2012). Daddy's Girl. United Kingdom: Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-84354-947-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Orford, Margie (July 2013). Water Music. South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA. ISBN 978-1-86842-396-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)

Non-fiction

Orford, Margie; Schimke, Karin (30 September 2006). Fabulously 40 and Beyond: Coming into Your Power an Embracing Change. Spearhead P. ISBN 978-0-86486-588-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)

Journalism

• Orford, Margie (4 September 2011). "Once upon a life: Margie Orford". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• Orford, Margie (4 March 2014). "Oscar Pistorius trial: the imaginary black stranger at heart of the defence". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

• Margie Orford's website.
• Margie Orford's profile at Jonathan Ball Publishers.
• Margie Orford's profile at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency.
• Margie Orford on Twitter.