Zoë Wicomb

Zoë Wicomb
Born (1948-11-23) 23 November 1948
Alma materUniversity of the Western Cape
Occupation(s)Writer and academic
Notable workYou Can't Get Lost in Cape Town (1987)
AwardsWindham–Campbell Literature Prize, 2013

Zoë Wicomb (born 23 November 1948) is a South African author and academic who has lived in the UK since the 1970s. In 2013, she was awarded the inaugural Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for her fiction.