Stuart Payne was born in Cape Town, where his first volume of poetry, Voices from Another Room, was published in 2018 by Crane River. He won the New Contrast National Poetry Prize of 2023 for his poem 'Words for Dia!kwain' and in 2019 had two poems commissioned by AVBOB
He’s an editorial assistant at Stanzas magazine and a member of the volunteer team at the Off the Wall poetry group. He's working on a second book, currently called The Sun, the Moon, and Ripe Cucumbers. Join us on Zoom!
