OUR STUDIO

For more than copy, for universes

ENGAGEMENTS

Our unique positioning as experienced business developers and literary writers means that you benefit from both artistic and commercial expertise.

We get that your work should move people.

We also get that it should move the needle.

Grounded in the notion of the southern hemispheric stoep — a threshold space, an in-between, a not-yet-spoken-out-loud — we occupy an unusual threshold between craft, culture and commerce.

It’s why our clients love us, and it’s why our long-term collaborators have been working with us since 2010, long before Stoep was a fully-fledged studio.

From sustained stewardship to once-off engagements for stand-alone projects, we specialise in world-building for founders, directors, and creative visionaries. We purposely limit our active studio roster to a select number of collaborations per quarter.

Learn more about Megan Natasha and our specific Stoep Collective methodology, email hello@stoepcollective.com or write to our studio here.

INITIATE CONSULTATION

CLIENT & COLLABORATOR TESTIMONIALS

"I literally couldn't have done this without you!"

— ROFHIWA MANETA
Author of In Utero (forthcoming in 2027);
Global Partnerships: Meta & Instagram
Johannesburg
"There would be no New Contrast without Stoep Collective."

— ROBYN PATERSON
Managing Editor, New Contrast Literary Journal

Cape Town
"Megan has a way of finding the connective tissue, of joining the dots."

— SVEN CHRISTIAN
Writer, editor & Senior Curator
NIROX Foundation / Villa-Legodi Centre for Sculpture
“From writing wide-scale, national campaigns to dynamic social media scriptwriting, Stoep Collective brings literary precision and strategic clarity to multi-channel brand language. Megan has a rare ability to understand tone, audience, and structure quickly, then turn several briefs into language that feels coherent, persuasive, and alive.”

— CARLI SCHOEMAN
Digital Director, Sidebar Agency
"I have known and worked with Megan and Stoep Collective for many years; Megan is highly intelligent, motivated and an imaginative thinker. She works quickly and accurately, communicates very well, and her impact is immediate."

— NICK MULGREW
Publishing Director & Founder, Batis Books
Edinburgh
"Our work together was largely about helping me find my voice in the noise. I work primarily with ceramics, but I also wanted to make more space for my writing and poetry, and to understand how these different parts of my practice connect. I often have many ideas and don’t always know where to begin. Stoep Collective helped me define the voice I wanted to have, clarify the direction I wanted my practice and studio to take, and see more clearly what I was moving towards. That clarity and sense of direction have been incredibly valuable to me, both as an artist and as an individual."

— CERIDWIN EYRE
Ceridwin Eyre Atelier
An ambivert artist living on the periphery of Persephone
"Megan Natasha Ross of Stoep Collective brings rare versatility to every project: she's an accomplished writer, artist, and designer with deep knowledge of the literary scene. Her book covers are gorgeous, her social media posts consistently hit the mark, and her book design reflects a close, attentive reading of the text. Modjaji Books has worked with her since 2010, and she consistently exceeds expectations."

— COLLEEN HIGGS
Publisher & Founder, Modjaji Books
Cape Town