Jo-Anne Richards Biography
Jo-Anne Richards is a South African journalist and author. Richards grew up in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and was educated at Collegiate Girls’ High School. The first books that she read were The Boy Next Door and The Island of Adventure.
She graduated from the University of Rhodes in Grahamstown in 1979, followed by an Honours degree in Journalism and Linguistics. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of the Witwatersrand, where she was a lecturer in journalism for 15 years.
Anne rose to prominence with her first novel, The Innocence of Roast Chicken (1996), which became a bestseller in her native country and was short-listed for the M-Net Book Prize and nominated for the Impac International Dublin Literary Award. Richards wrote on concepts such as striving and slacking in a dead book proposal in the mid-1990s.
Jo-Anne Richards Age
Jo-Anne Richards was born in Gqeberha, South Africa. However, information regarding her age is ongoing and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
Jo-Anne Richards Height
She has managed to keep his love life hidden, however, a review is ongoing and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
Jo-Anne Richards Education
She attended and graduated from the University of Rhodes in Grahamstown in 1979
Jo-Anne Richards Family
Jo-Anne was born and raised by her caring parents in Gqeberha, South Africa. However, information regarding her family members is ongoing and this section will be updated as soon as we have clear details.
Jo-Anne Richards Husband
She has managed to keep her love life hidden, however, a review is ongoing and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
Jo-Anne Richards Net Worth
Richards has an approximate net worth of $ 5 million.
Jo-Anne Richards Career
Jo-Anne Richards is a South African journalist and author. Richards grew up in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and was educated at Collegiate Girls’ High School. The first books read were The Boy Next Door and The Island of Adventure.
She served full-time for four South African newspapers – The Star, the Sunday Express, the Cape Times, and Evening Post – reporting, sub-editing, and news-editing.
She has written features and supplements for numerous South African magazines and newspapers, including Fair Lady, Elle, Diversions, True Love, the Sunday Times Magazine, The Star, and the Mail & Guardian.