A teenager author shares the details of her success and the build-up to being published.
What do most kids get up in their spare time? Some play video games, others tend to go out and luckily, many of them love to read and write. One of them, Stacey Fru, is already a published author from Waverley at the age of 13.
On 19 February she visited Auckland Park to share her stories with the members of the Rotary Club of Johannesburg. It was beautiful to see the tables turn where a child was sharing her life story and influences to a room of adults eager to hear her successes and plans for the future.
The Sacred Heart College learner was first inspired to write her first book by her mother. Stacey explained that when she was seven, she believed her mother had written a book in secret. She then decided she would write a book without telling her mother. Since then she has written nine books with five being published.
Not only is Stacey a published author, she has also started the Stacey Fru Foundation. Her passion for reading and writing inspired her to create a foundation that values such and focuses on the well-being of children. “My passion to empower and encourage children and adults alike, to learn how to read and write. I also love to teach safety and security.”
She added that the main of the foundation is to motivate and empower through projects that are meant to elevate the African child.
So far the foundation has already participated in the AfrICAN Book a Child Campaign, Safety and Security Campaign for Children by a Child, reading and writing sessions for all, AfrICAN Children of The Year Awards and the Children Television South Africa online channel.
Stacey shared how she feels over the success she has experienced so far in her writing journey. “I feel normal, happy and grateful for the space and opportunity I have.”
Stacey has already set her goals for the near future and will do all she can to achieve them. “I see myself as an author of more books and a life changer to many. I see the foundation engaging in bigger projects and expanding its reach to many more children across Africa.”
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