The 2016 Short Story Day Africa Prize has just been announced! Our #WeekendRead, "The Worme Bridge" by Cat Hellisen, comes from SSDA's third anthology, Water, New Short Fiction from Africa, and is the winning story from 2015.
Perigee was first published in the NIHSS award-winning, 2014 Short.Sharp.Stories Anthology, Adults Only. The story is about youth, sex and losing. Its title refers to the stage in the moon's…
I wrote 'The Sum of Her Mistakes' when I turned forty and was reflecting on all the things I had not done in my life, the person I had been…
We are still slightly spooked from Wednesday which was the opening night of the 12th South African Horrorfest. The festivities continue with gruesome live musical performances, chilling film screenings and readings.…
Akwaeke considers her blessing and trial of multiple heritages in a lovely excerpt from her memoir. With a maturity belying her years and a deftness of touch her personal story…
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…
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…
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,…
"This Could Get Messy" won the 2016 Short.Sharp.Stories Award and is collected in an anthology of wit, satire and humour called Die Laughing. This Could Get Messy Tues, Sept 15, 4:11 PMSubject: LoveDear…
Recently we had the double pleasure of interviewing Frank Owen. A.K.A. writing duo Diane Awerbuck and Alex Latimer. Read their #WriterWednesday interviews here and here.Here's a taste of the what…