Michèle Betty

Michèle Betty is the founder and director of Dryad Press. She has curated numerous award-winning poetry collections. Her first poetry collection, Metaphysical Balm (2017) was shortlisted for the 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize. Her second, Dark Horse (2022) was a finalist in the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry, a finalist in the National Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences Awards (Poetry Category) and winner of the 2023 South African Literary Award for Poetry. She is a recipient of the Patricia Schonstein Poetry in McGregor Acclaim for her contribution to promoting and publishing South African poetry. Her poetry has been widely anthologised both locally and abroad. She lives and works in Cape Town.