The #WeekendRead – Rahla Xenopoulos’ Tribe
Rahla shares a part of Tribe, setting up us for a good weekend. There are wildflower-scented soft beaches, the cradling of old friends and the excitement of making new ones. Read…
‘Unwritten characters go feral inside your head, you just got to write those fuckers out.’ An Interview with Rahla Xenopoulos.
Photo credit © Jurgen Marx. Photoshoot at "The Stuff We Love" Melville, Johannesburg Rahla Xenopolous is a seasoned author and Short Story Day Africa board member. In her typical, straight-talking…
‘The arena becomes tense as the boy drinks the poison.’ A Quick Q&A with #WriterPrompt Winner, Ishola Abdulwasiu Ayodele.
The Last BirdThe arena becomes tense as the boy drinks the poison.The crystal ceilings shine red.Father speaks: “He stole, breaking one of the codes of order. This is justice, and…
#WeekendRead – Juliane Okot Bitek’s 100 Days
This excerpt comes from Juliane Okot Bitek's first published collection is 100 Days. It is a poetic, painful countdown that both pays tribute to and records the horrific Rwandan…
#WriteTips: Three Writers, Three Perspectives.
Earlier in the year we were lucky enough to interview Yewande Omotoso, Mahtem Shiferraw and Edyth Bulbring - three writers who are equally talented but have quite different styles. They gave some…
Plans for “…world domination.” An Interview with #WriterPrompt winner, Lester Hashimoto
Are you really you?Morning light has yet to cross our feet. Calluses bump his. They are beautiful. I know them well. I look at mine and hide them under his…
‘Art, beyond the artist, is created in the moment of interaction…’ An Interview with Juliane Okot Bitek.
The poet, writer and scholar, Juliane Okot Bitek mines history for meaning and revelation. Her own, as she is the daughter of seminal poet, Okot p'Bitek and East Africa's, in particular the…
The 2016 Short Story Day Africa Prize Long List
The 2016 Short Story Day Africa Prize long list for Migrations was selected during two rounds of reading. The first round of blind reading was done by volunteers across Africa.…
#WriteTips: The 2015 Short Story Day Africa Prize Winners.
Cat Hellisen - Don't be afraid to push yourself beyond your comfort zone when it comes to writing.- Write for yourself; edit for your readers.- Work the way that works for…
The #WeekendRead. In 2065 – A Poem by Peter Kagayi
Peter Kagayi and his publisher, Nyana Kakoma, have both recently been the subjects of our #WriterWednesday feature. This weekend, inspire yourself with Peter's poetry. Peter's collection, The Headline That Morning,…
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