Erasmus Chinyani was born in Goromonzi, the last born in a family of eleven. He attended St Peter Claver primary and secondary schools. On leaving school, he worked for a printing company and studied in the evening passing both his O- and A-levels in this way. He then took an electric engineering course at the Harare Polytechnic and worked with the Ministry of Construction from 1990-1996. During this time he took a part-time correspondence course in Freelance Journalism and Short Story Writing. He has had his short stories published in Prize Africa, Horizon and Parade magazines. Currently, he is a self-employed Electrical Contractor and a freelance writer. He lives in Chitungwiza. His email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Erasmus was published in Laughing Now (2007).