2015 Short Story Day Africa Prize Shortlist announced
Short Story Day Africa is pleased to announce the shortlist for the R10 000 Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction.This year over 450 entries were received for the…
Writing is scary as fuck. Fuck it. Write anyway.
Loud Poets, Edinburgh, April 2014Anne Moraa is an editor at Jalada, a Pan African Collective producing quality work on the continent. She is a poet and spoken word performer, and…
‘And something new, or existing but shaped anew happened to African literature, the power of the Collective.’ An Interview with Moses Kilolo.
Photograph of Moses Kilolo by Valérie Bah. Moses Kilolo is the Managing Editor of Jalada, a Pan-African Writers’ collective that is a fast rising African fiction…
‘…my political interests are about the freedom to write, speak and read as broadly as I or anyone wishes.’ An Interview with C.A. Davids.
Author of the acclaimed novel, The Blacks of Cape Town, C.A. Davids is a writer, reader, but foremost, a citizen. Tiah: Deon Meyer said, "Banging your head against a wall because…
Two Days Left To Enter the Ake/Air France Prize For Prose & Photography
Many young, creative Africans would like to head Nigeria in order to attend the Ake Arts and Book Festival but are constrained by opportunity and the cost of travel. With…
‘I see my work as converting oral stories into a written narrative.’ An Interview with Futhi Ntshingila.
Tiah caught up with South African writer, Futhi Ntshingila, author of Shameless and, more recently, Do Not Go Gentle. Tiah: Did you always know you were going to become a writer?Futhi: No, I…
‘For me, life is political.’ An Interview with Harriet Anena.
Harriet Anena grew up during the LRA's reign of terror. She is a poet, journalist, writer, farmer and survivor. Tiah caught up with her to discuss her latest volume of…
‘There is a craft to writing. Learn it.’ An Interview with Yejide Kilanko.
Yejide Kilanko has been named one of the 5 up and comers on the Canadian writing scene. Tiah spoke to her.Tiah: In Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, Zadie Smith said…
‘I break down the work into easy, manageable pieces.’ An Interview with Kinyanjui Kombani.
Tiah chats to Kinyanjui Kombani a.k.a. The Banker Who Writes. Tiah: You are known as The Banker Who Writes. One of the biggest moans we hear from new writers is that they…
A Profile on Billy Kahora, 2015 Short Story Day Africa Prize Judge
Photograph of Billy Kahora by Paul Munene Billy Kahora…