Kobus Moolman

Professor of Creative Writing at the University of the Western Cape

Membership of Organisations / Committees / Partnerships

  • Co-investigator and member of steering committee of the Disability and Inclusion Africa Network (DIAN)  Current.
  • With Lancaster University, the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of Dar Es Salaam, the University of Yaounde in Cameroon.
  • Member of the Senate Higher Degrees Committee of the University of the Western Cape. Current.
  • Member of Senate of the University of the Western Cape. Current.
  • Co-investigator (with Duncan Brown and Nkosinathi Sithole) on This Mortal Body project as part of the Re-Thinking South African Literatures project, A.W. Mellon fund. 2020-2023.
  • Member of the University of KwaZulu-Natal Research Committee to oversee Creative Contributions, Journal and Book Editorials. Current.
  • Partnership with Lancaster University Centre for Transcultural Writing and Research. Outcomes include Writing for Liberty conference (2017), hosting of a Leverhulme International Fellow Prof Graham Mort, and the ‘Taking Liberties’ website profiling UWC creative writing students: http://taking-liberties.com. 2017-2019.
  • Member of the editorial board of New Contrast South African Literary journal, 2016 – 2018.
  • Judge of the 2014 Dramatic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO) award for poetry published in New Coin journal.
  • Member of the Drama selection committee for the Performing Arts Network of South Africa New Writing competition, 2012.
  • Member of the Thomas Pringle Award for Poetry selection committee 2009, under the auspices of the English Academy of Southern Africa.
  • Member of the Ingrid Jonker Award selection committee, 2008.
  • Chairperson of the Adjudication committee of the Olive Schreiner Award for poetry, 2007, under the auspices of the English Academy of Southern Africa.
  • Member of the Poetry Selection Committee for the University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
  • Member of the South African Scriptwriter’s Association (SASWA), 2009.
  • Member of Performing Arts Network of South Africa (PANSA), 2009 – present.
  • Member of the English Academy of Southern Africa, 2000 – present.
  • Member of the College Council of the Northdale Technical College, 1999 – 2001.