AWALI
Illustrator | Writer | Historian
MY STORY
Hi! My name is Ziyaad, also known as Awali. Some of you may know me as the host of Season 1 of Comic Con Africa’s Anime Manga Otaku, but I am also the writer, illustrator and creator of Siri Watu, the Afro-manga series (I am told the first of its kind in South Africa). Siri Watu follows four teenagers that inherited supernatural abilities from a secret empire of people forced into exile long ago.
Hated! Betrayed! Hunted! It ultimately asks the question, if your people were taken from you, what would you do to regain them?
YEAR 2015
Deans Merit Award in History,
Received BA in Arts
YEAR 2016
Deans Merit Award (1st Semester),
Deans Merit Award (2nd Semester),
Received Cum Laude in History Honours,
Unofficial Release of Siri Watu Book 1
YEAR 2017
Short Film Released:
"Interview with Aunty Anthea" at the Labia Theatre,
Released Siri Watu Book 1,
Released Siri Watu Book 2
YEAR 2018
Released Siri Watu Book 3,
Released Siri Watu Book 4
YEAR 2019
Released Siri Watu Book 5,
Released Siri Watu Book 6,
Co-Hosted Comic Con Africa's (CCA) Africans in Animation
YEAR 2020
Co-Hosted CCA's African in Animation II
YEAR 2021
Host of CCA's Anime Manga Otaku,
M.A in History,
Illustrator of Seigi no Academia,
YEAR 2023
Siri Watu: Volume 1 and 2 released at Comic Con
Editor of Mr Wilson is Live
YEAR 2024
Siri Watu: Volume 3 Pre-Released at Comic Con