Sven Axelrad burst onto the literary scene in 2023 with his magical and quirky debut, Buried Treasure followed by God's Pocket in 2024. Sven is an accountant who reads a lot, is covered in tattoos, plays the guitar, and loves his dog.

Buried Treasure has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times Fiction Award / longlisted for both the South African Literary and HSS awards

God's Pocket has been shortlisted for The Book Lounge Book of the Year in 2024