Michelle Nkamankeng

Michelle Nkamankeng (born c.2009) is a South African author, from Johannesburg, who has made history by becoming the youngest author in South Africa and also by being in the top 10 of the world's youngest authors. Her first book titled Waiting for the Waves published by LANSM Publishing Ltd, is the first part of a four book series. The books in her four part series include: 1. Waiting in the Waves, 2. The little girl who believes on herself, 3.The little mouse and lastly, 4. The Golden Ring. Waiting for the Waves and The Little Girl Who Believes in Herself were completed when she was just six years old.

Nkamankeng is a pupil at Sacred Heart College in Observatory, Johannesburg. Laurentine (Lolo) Nkamankeng is her mother and manager, her father Paul Nkamankeng, and her siblings are Shawn, Sheena and Marion.

Waiting for Waves was launched at the University of the Witwatersrand on 1 October 2016.