Pan Macmillan

Chris van Wyk was born in 1957 and educated at Riverlea High School. He lives in Northcliff, Johannesburg, where he works as a full-time writer. In 2009 Van Wyk abridged Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, to create a picture book (illustrated by Paddy Bouma) for young children. His second childhood memoir, Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch: A Memoir was published by Picador Africa in 2010.