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Mlilo MPONDO

Screenwriter

South Africa

Mlilo Mpondo is a 37-year-old born again Christian and mom of three little girls. She is a writer and has contributed to and been published by various national and international platforms (Daily Maverick; ELLE Magazine; Marie Claire; UK Guardian).
From pissing white Capetonian’s off, to giving women with her shared heritage a platform to chant and come undone without shame, her diverse catalogue, which spans a decade and a collection of numerous accolades, has culminated in a debut novel titled Things my Mother Left to Me (Black Bird Books).
Mpondo’s stories are brilliant and chilling. Similar to a Jordan Peele movie, they provide horror