South African-born Gillian Slovo is the author of twelve novels, including Ice Road, shortlisted for the Orange Prize; Red Dust, winner of the RFI Temoin du Monde prize and made into a movie starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor; and her bestselling memoir Every Secret Thing: My Family, My Country. She co-authored Guantanamo— Bound to Defend Freedom with Victoria Brittain, which played at London's Tricycle Theatre before transferring to the West End as well as running in New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Florence, and Stockholm. She is a commentator on South Africa, a reviewer for newspapers and radio in England, and has just completed a three-year stint as president of English PEN.