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Short Story Day Africa announce 2016 anthology theme

Short Story Day Africa have just announced the theme for their 2016 anthology; Migrations. Short Story Day Africa brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers…

Anthologies South Africa

South African writers support their strays with new anthology

James Murua August 31, 2015 No Comments Alex Smith Arthur Attwell Beverly Rycroft Colleen Crawford Cousins Colleen Higgs Damon Galgut Diane Awerbuck Finuala Dowling Fiona Snyckers Gabeba Baderoon Gail Dendy Helen Moffett Henrietta Rose-Innes Isobel Dixon Ivan Vladislavić Jacqui L’Ange James Whyle Jenna Mervis Jenny Hobbs Joan Metelerkamp Julia Martin Justin Fox Liesl Jobson Makhosazana Xaba Margaret Clough Michael Cope Michiel Heyns Mmatshilo Motsei Nerine Dorman Niq Mhlongo Paige Nick Richard de Nooy Robert Berold Robyn Goss Rustum Kozain S.A. Partridge Sarah Lotz Sindiwe Magona Siphiwo Mahala Thando Mgqolozana Tom Eaton Yewande Omotoso Zukiswa Wanner

In 1985, American artists led by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie came up with a song called We Are The World to help the people…

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Images from the Caine Prize Workshop 2015 in Ghana

James Murua May 18, 2015 No Comments Aisha Nelson Akwaeke Emezi Caine Prize Caine Prize Workshop Caine Prize workshop 2015 Dalle Abraham Diane Awerbuck Efemia Chela Jemila Abdulai Jonathan Dotse Jonathan Mbuna Kojo Laing Nana Nyarko Boateng Nkiacha Atemnkeng Onipede Hollist Timothy Kiprop Kimutai

The Caine Prize workshop gives aspiring writers two weeks to create and finish a story under the guidance of experiences writers and occurs in a…

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Thando Mgqolozana’s Epic Easter Facebook Status

James Murua April 5, 2015 3 Comments Diane Awerbuck Humour Thando Mgqolozana

It was an epic Good Friday from some folks. Thando Mgqolozana, author of A Man Who is Not a Man, Hear Me Alone and Un-importance,…

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‘Terra Incognita’ and ‘Follow The Road’ launch in Cape Town

James Murua March 23, 2015 1 Comment Chinelo Onwualu Diane Awerbuck Dilman Dila Follow The Road Gail Dendy Modjaji books Nerine Dorman Nick Mulgrew Phillip Steyn Rachel Zadok Short Story Day Africa Terra Incognita Tiah Beautement Toby Bennett

Short Story Day Africa (SSDA) first came to the attention to some of us when it was won by Kenyan writer Okwiri Oduor in 2013.…

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Diane Awerbuck is Short Story Day Africa 2014 winner

James Murua November 15, 2014 No Comments Diane Awerbuck Jared Shurin Kerstin Hall Richard de Nooy Samuel Kolawole Sese Yane Short Story Day Africa Short Story Day Africa 2014 Sylvia Schlettwein

The Short Story Day Africa prize has been announced. Short Story Day Africa for the uninformed brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers and school…

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The Best Short Stories of South Africa’s 20 Democracy years

James Murua July 22, 2014 1 Comment Best Short Stories of South Africa Diane Awerbuck Siphiwo Mahala Zukiswa Wanner

The best thing about being a subscriber to Bookslive.co.za is that you get to follow the African literature scene in a very cool way. The…