About Absolutely Write!

Tracy Chandler

Been there, done that! Now looking out for the surprise! This summarises Tracy’s outlook on life –

at work and at home. Employable for most of the past 25 years working in newspaper newsrooms,

at the coalface of numerous and diverse trade publications, behind the lens recording the world go

by, being “nice” in agency and corporate public relations, and also general dogsbody and Jill of all

trades, the task of joint publisher is the pinnacle of an interesting career. Could the dream be to lie on

a beach?

Bob has been working on Fishing Industry News and Shipping News for 6 years. Prior to that he had

worked specialising in marine and energy short term insurance in Lloyd’s of London, NY City, Jozi

and CT. Food is a favourite pastime, both cooking and partaking, along with diving for crayfish and

exploring the West Coast, even if die taal is somewhat limited. Life partner and soul mate, Gill, keeps

him in the gym and fit for another 50 years!

Gareth is a teacher with more than 20 years experience in the secondary and tertiary sectors of

education. He is a graduate of the University of Cape Town and is fascinated by life long learning,

design education and creativity. Passionate about the state of education in South Africa, Gareth

is driven to create a publication that not only informs teachers and teaching, but also attempts to

facilitate a new conversation about the future of education in South Africa.

Born in Cape Town and living much of his life there, most of Benny’s family was or is in the SA Navy

so he grew up with the sea. Mainly because he missed conscription by a few months he never went

himself however and found himself in the trades instead. Writing can get tricky sometimes but

it is really much easier than fire systems plumbing- installing the little sprinklers you find in office

ceilings. There’s less blood overall, fewer compacted spines, and if you make a mistake you have

less risk of gutting whole buildings. Starting in 2007 he worked for Independent, Naspers and others,

mostly writing commercial features before joining Absolutely Write in November 2009.