Justin D. Fox (born 4 May 1967) is a South African author, photojournalist, lecturer and editor living in Cape Town, South Africa. He was editor of Getaway travel magazine until 2020, and has freelanced internationally for many newspapers and magazines. Educated at SACS junior and high schools, he graduated from the University of Cape Town with a BA in English in 1990. He was elected as a Rhodes Scholar in 1991 and graduated with a masters and a doctorate in English from Oxford University. He is the author of more than a dozen books, ranging from travelIsaac Ndlovu Reviews The Marginal Safari by Justin Fox and children's literature to photography and fiction.
Fox's book The Impossible Five named South Africa's most elusive animals, including the Cape mountain leopard, the aardvark, the ground pangolin, the white lion, and the riverine rabbit. They are almost impossible to track in the wild, and spotting one in the wild is considered a major accomplishment.
Awards and honours 1991 – Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford 1999 – Mondi Award for journalism 2004 – Mondi Award for journalism 2006 – third place, J. M. Coetzee PEN short-story award 2009 – runner-up, PICA Travel Writer of the Year Award 2011 – longlist, Alan Paton Award for non-fiction (for The Marginal Safari) 2012 – longlist, Olive Schreiner Prize for literature (for The Marginal Safari) 2012 – runner-up, PICA Travel Writer of the Year Award 2012 – ANFASA bursary for non-fiction writing 2014 – longlist, Etisalat Prize for Literature (for Whoever Fears the Sea) 2014 – Patricia Schonstein – Poetry in McGregor Award
Bibliography Books The Cape Raider The 30-Year Safari My Great Expedition Mijn Kleine Safari Secret Cape Town The Impossible Five The Hobbsian Line Whoever Fears the Sea: A Novel African Epic: The Untamed Mountain-Bike Race The Marginal Safari: Scouting the Edge of South Africa Africa Lens: 20 years of Getaway Photography Cape Town Calling Under the Sway: a Photographic Journey Through Mozambique Just Add Dust: Overland from Cape to Cairo The Best of Getaway Gallery With Both Hands Waving The Life and Art of François Krige Revel Fox: Reflections on the Making of Space
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Justin Fox – Whoever Fears The Sea (2013) The Impossible Five Travel Writing with Justin Fox