Dr. Kobus Smit was born in Fraserburg, South Africa, and grew up on a farm. After his school career at the Augsburg Agricultural High School in Clanwilliam, he studied at the University of Stellenbosch and obtained his D.Litt degree in 1994. He has published several articles in newspapers and stories in magazines and currently lives in Fraai Uitsig near Kleinbrak in South Africa.