Qhali is a South African writer, editor, sustainable development practitioner, and social justice activist. She holds a bilingual Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing, along with qualifications in Public Policy, Development Studies, and Economics. Her work has appeared in literary magazines and journals, including The Red Wheelbarrow, Agbowo Magazine, The Kalahari Review, and The New Contrast Literary Journal, among others.  She is a 2022 Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity (AFRE) and is the founder of Loss-iLahleko, which produced South Africa’s first multilingual anthology series and guidebook that explores gender-based violence in all the eleven official languages in South Africa. Her debut poetry collection, Crying in My Mother’s Tongue (Ukulila), was published in 2024 as part of the New Generation of African Poets series by Akashic Books and the African Poetry Book Fund. She is the editor of the liberation heritage book series, My Story—Your Heritage. Qhali is a mother of two children who inspire her work. She splits her time between Johannesburg and her native Eastern Cape province, which is home to both isiXhosa and Sesotho communities. Read more at: www.qhali.co.za