Danila Botha

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Danila Botha
She was always unapologetically pissing his money away. Right now, in her capacity as an executive assistant in an integrated health clinic, she was spending ev...
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Danila Botha

Danila Botha is the author of three critically acclaimed short story collections, GOT NO SECRETS and FOR ALL THE MEN (AND SOME OF THE WOMEN I’VE KNOWN) which was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award, The Vine Awards and the ReLit Award. It will be reissued by Guernica Editions in 2025. Her new collection, THINGS THAT CAUSE INAPPROPRIATE HAPPINESS was published in 2024 by Guernica Editions. The title story, Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. It was named by The Toronto Star as one of Twenty-One Books to Put At the Top Of Your Reading List and was recently named a finalist for the Canadian Book Club Awards, in the Short Story/Anthology category. She is also the author of the award-winning novel TOO MUCH ON THE INSIDE which was optioned for film. Her new novel, A PLACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US will be published by Guernica Editions later this year. She teaches Creative Writing as part of the faculty at Humber School for Writers. She can be found at danilabotha.com, https://www.instagram.com/danilabotha/, https://bsky.app/profile/danilabotha.bsky.social and https://www.facebook.com/danilabothawriter/