Diana Ferrus was born in Worcester* on the 29 August, 1953, the third born of six children and the daughter of Ann and Jacobus Ferrus.

*Worcester is about 100 km from Cape Town and well known for its vineyards.

Diana completed BA degree with Industrial Psychology and Sociology as majors in 1993. She started BA Honours (Women’s and Gender Studies) in 1997 and completed in 1999. Currently she is completing a Masters in Women’s and Gender Studies. Thesis topic: “Black Afrikaans women writers: the joy and frustration of the writing process”.

Diana belongs to a women’s writers group called WEAVE (Women’s Education & Artistic Voice Expression) and in 2002 their book ink@boilingpoint was published. Her short story, “Sarah will be home, a story of restoration” and her poem, “I’ve come to take you home”, a tribute to Sarah Baartman is included. Diana Ferrus writes in both English and Afrikaans. She is also a founder member of “Bush Poets”, an all women poet group from the University of the Western Cape. “Bush” was the derogatory name given to the institution in the early sixties. Diana proudly adds: "We coined the term!".

Founder member of the Afrikaans Writers Association (Afrikaanse Skrywersvereniging).
Founder member of women’s writers association, “Women in X-chains”.

Diana Ferrus works as an administrator at the University of Western Cape. She is interested in recording the stories of black Afrikaans women, and wants to publish an anthology of short stories.

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