ChaunD du Plessis is a South African writer, actor, director, and playwright whose work spans literary fiction, horror, psychological and speculative fiction, theatre, and film.
A graduate of the University of Pretoria with a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Psychology, du Plessis later turned much of his attention from the creative arts towards law. He has competed in South African and international moot court competitions, receiving recognition as both a best speaker and member of winning teams.
Before this shift, du Plessis worked extensively in theatre and film. During the late 2010s and early 2020s, he acted in, directed, and wrote several stage productions, two of which received national placements at South African theatre festivals. During that time, he attended the Bright Light Film Academy, where he wrote and directed several short films. His work during this period also earned him recognition as Best Actor in a Drama Short Film.
Writing, however, remained a constant. Beginning with his first novel as a university student, du Plessis went on to complete four full-length novels while continuing to develop his work across other forms. After several attempts at traditional publication, he eventually became interested in a different proposition: rather than waiting for permission to publish, he would build the place in which he wanted his work to exist.
He founded Index of Errata in July 2025. Its earliest incarnation was markedly different from what it would become, consisting primarily of personal and literary essays influenced by writers such as David Foster Wallace. Before long, du Plessis began using the publication for short fiction instead. The first iteration was brief; by August 2025, he had placed the project on hiatus.
In 2026, while continuing his LLB studies, du Plessis returned to Index of Errata with a different philosophy. Rather than attempting to anticipate an audience or conform the project to an established model of online publishing, he began rebuilding it around the work he wanted to make.
Index of Errata now serves as the home of that work: an independent and evolving collection of original fiction concerned with horror, psychology, the uncanny and the inexplicable.