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Derek Kannemeyer was born in Cape Town, raised in London, and holds degrees from the Universities of London and Virginia. His writing has appeared in dozens of print and online publications from Fiction International to Rolling Stone. His most recent books include the light verse and animal trivia collection A Betabestiary (2022), the novel The Memory Addicts (2022), the poetry collection, Mutt Spirituals (2021), the four act Play of Gilgamesh (2019), and Blue Nib 1 (2018), the winning entry in the 2017 Blue Nib chapbook contest. Kirkus Reviews named his photography/non-fiction book Unsay Their Names, about the fall from grace of the Lost Cause statuary of Richmond, Virginia, where he now lives, one of the 100 Best Indie Books of 2022. His website is www.petalridge.com.
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