Meet the Team

INK SOCIETY

Kevala Rungopal CHAIRPERSON

Role: Society leader who liases between university leaders and society members. Chairperson guides committee members in their portfolio, delegates tasks and creates yearly plans for the society.

Favourite genres: Psychological thriller & Transnationalism.

“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”

- Oscar Wilde Julian Yeates VICE CHAIRPERSON & SOCIAL MEDIA

Role: Second-in-charge who facilitates the Chairperson run the society, plan events and communicate with members. The role of the Social Media Rep is to generate content to post on platforms like Instagram and Facebook in order to gain more followers and members for the society.

Favourite genre: Short stories.

“Everything in life is writable, if you have the outgoing guts to do it. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

- Sylvia Plath

Dylan Aiston SECRETARY

Role: Head of administration. The Secretary facilitates communication between the society members and the committee. Taking minutes, sending e-mails and the general organisation of the society are the Secretary’s main aims.

Favourite book: The Knife of Never Letting Go / The Starless Sea.

“Strange, isn’t it? To love a book. When the words on the pages become so precious that they feel like part of your own history because they are. It’s nice to finally have someone read stories I know so intimately.”

- Erin Morgenstern Daniel Soverall TREASURER

Role: Head of Finance. The Treasurer ensures that the society’s finances are managed well and organises money for events and administrative needs.

Favourite book: Skulduggery Pleasent.

“I’m not crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” -Anonymous Markan Andreas Nkhwazi COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Role: Liason between the society and the greater Makhanda community. Ink Society aims to extend the magic of creative writing to others through literacy outreach programmes.

Favourite author: Ian McEwan.

“The crystalline present moment is of course a worthy subject in itself, especially for poetry; it allows a writer to show his gifts, delve into mysteries of perception, present a stylised version of thought processes, permit the vagaries and unpredictability of the private self to be explored...”

- Ian McEwan