Koleka Putuma

Summary

Koleka Putuma is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Gqeberha^[2]. She was born on +1993-03-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a poet^[4], dramaturge^[5], and feminist^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Koleka Putuma's place of birth was Gqeberha^[2].
• Koleka Putuma was born on +1993-03-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Koleka Putuma held citizenship in South Africa^[8].
• Koleka Putuma's professions included poet^[4].
• Koleka Putuma worked as a dramaturge^[5].
• Koleka Putuma worked as a feminist^[6].
• Koleka Putuma was educated at University of Cape Town^[9].
• Koleka Putuma received the OkayAfrica 100 Women^[10].
• Koleka Putuma received the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry^[11].
• Koleka Putuma received the PEN SA Student Writing Prize^[12].
• Koleka Putuma received the Standard Bank Young Artist Award^[13].
• Koleka Putuma is recorded as female^[14].
• Koleka Putuma's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Koleka Putuma's Commons category is recorded as Koleka Putuma^[16].
• Koleka Putuma's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[17].
• Koleka Putuma's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African Literary Metadata^[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Koleka Putuma was born in Gqeberha^[2]. She was born on +1993-03-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Koleka Putuma was educated at University of Cape Town^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[4], dramaturge^[5], and feminist^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include OkayAfrica 100 Women^[10], an award^[19], founded in 2017^[20]; Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry^[11], a literary award^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 2015^[23]; PEN SA Student Writing Prize^[12]; and Standard Bank Young Artist Award^[13], an award^[24], in South Africa^[25], founded in 1981^[26].

Why It Matters

Koleka Putuma ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]

FAQs

Where was Koleka Putuma born?

Koleka Putuma was born in Gqeberha^[2].

What did Koleka Putuma do for work?

Koleka Putuma worked as poet^[4], dramaturge^[5], and feminist^[6].

Where did Koleka Putuma go to school?

Koleka Putuma was educated at University of Cape Town^[9].

What awards did Koleka Putuma receive?

Honors received include OkayAfrica 100 Women^[10], Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry^[11], PEN SA Student Writing Prize^[12], and Standard Bank Young Artist Award^[13].