Marinda Kotze is a South African author. She writes in English and Afrikaans. Her short stories have been published by 50-Word Stories, Black Hare Press, The World of Myth Magazine, Litnet and Naskrif.

Her liminal horror flash story "Mathematically Sound" was shortlisted by Crystal Lake Publishing in their January 2025 Shallow Waters Flash Fiction contest. It is now available in the Kindle Store here: https://a.co/d/aajvDtI

Her flash horror story "As They Left It" can be found in Black Hare Press's Cabin Anthology - https://books2read.com/BHP-CABIN

Her Afrikaans horror story "Krisjan se Meisies" was shortlisted by PEN Afrikaans and Litnet in their Afrikaans 100 Years ? Look How Far We Have Come short story competition. It is available to read for free here: https://www.litnet.co.za/krisjan-se-meisies/ (An English translation of the story will be available soon!)

Two of Marinda's stories are forthcoming on Calliope Interactive and in Schlock! eMagazine.

She blogs about her writing adventures at https://marindakotze.com/

You can follow Marinda on the following social media platforms:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573071865564

X: https://x.com/Ma_rin_da_Kotze

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinda_kotze_author/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/54028171.Marinda_Kotze