Dr Barry Gilder | Fiction, non-fiction, academic
North Wales and South Africa
- [email protected]
- Phone
- +447936 577826
- Website
- www.amazwicreatives.com
- Organisation
- Amazwi Creatives
- Job title
- Editor
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Barry
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1972 – Bachelor of Arts – University of the Witwatersrand – Majors: English, Philosophy
2018 – Master of Arts in Creative Writing (with distinction) – University of the Witwatersrand (Supervised by Bronwyn Law-Viljoen)
2023 – PhD in Creative Writing – University of the Witwatersrand (Supervised by Ivan Vladislavić)
EDITING QUALIFICATIONS
Copyediting Online Short Course – University of Cape Town – 81% – 2023
Copyediting 1 – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) (UK) – 2023
Copyediting 2 – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) (UK) – 2023
Proofreading 1 – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) (UK) – 2024
Proofreading 2 – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) (UK) – 2024
CAREER HISTORY:
08/1973 – 07/1974: Deputy Cultural Officer, National Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
08/1974 – 11/1974: Sub-Editor, Natal Witness
12/1974 – 12/1975: Cultural Officer, National Executive Committee, NUSAS
02/1976 – 05/1976: Researcher, International University Exchange Fund, Geneva
09/1976 – 06/1978: Musical Director, Broadside Mobile Workers’ Theatre, London
07/1978 – 09/1978: Research Officer, International Defence and Aid Fund, London
12/1983 – 06/1985: Features Editor, Solidarity News Service, Gaborone, Botswana
01/1990 – 06/1992: Administrative Editor, Africa Information Afrique, Harare and Johannesburg
07/1992 – 09/1994: Head of Communications, Matla Trust, Johannesburg
09/1994 – 10/1994: Deputy Director, Matla Trust, Johannesburg
02/1995 – 10/2007: Various senior positions (Deputy Director-General and Director-General) in South African government departments
03/2010 – 01/2012: Director Operations, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, Johannesburg
10/2014 – 07/2016: Manager Publications and Events, Mapungubwe Institute, Johannesburg
08/2016 – 07/2019: Director Operations, Mapungubwe Institute, Johannesburg
10/2019 – 11/2023: Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Lebanon
PUBLICATIONS:
Songs and Secrets: South Africa from Liberation to Governance, Hurst/Jacana, 2012
The List: A Novel, Jacana, 2018
At Fire Hour: A Novel, Jacana, 2023
MEMBERSHIPS:
Professional Member – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) – United Kingdom
Full member – Professional Editors Guild – South Africa
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