{"id":49,"date":"2017-04-06T12:06:44","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T12:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.shortstorydayafrica.org\/?p=49"},"modified":"2017-04-06T12:06:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T12:06:44","slug":"migrations-new-short-fiction-from-africa-cape-town-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shortstorydayafrica.org\/?p=49","title":{"rendered":"Migrations: New Short Fiction From Africa Cape Town Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          \n          \n          \n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:2500px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n              \n              class=\"image-block-wrapper\"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  data-animation-override\n\n          ><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \" style=\"\n                position: relative;\n                \n                  padding-bottom:37.63999938964844%;\n                \n                overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);\n              \"\n              ><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" data-stretch=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x941\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" elementtiming=\"system-image-block\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png\" width=\"2500\" height=\"941\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw\" style=\"display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%\" onload=\"this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png?format=100w 100w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png?format=300w 300w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png?format=500w 500w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png?format=750w 750w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png?format=1000w 1000w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png?format=1500w 1500w, https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/547202f4e4b022d59e05381d\/1491480344224-AYZK0HYWF68WVTVSPAW8\/image-asset.png?format=2500w 2500w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p>&#8220;Migrations: New Short Fiction from Africa&#8221; is the fourth anthology of innovative African writing produced by the Short Story Day Africa project. Please come out in droves to support us. If you preordered a copy of the book via our crowdfunding campaign, and you live in Cape Town, we&#8217;d love it if you would come and pick it up at the launch, share a glass of wine and break bread (i.e. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Book-Lounge-259679287439932\/\">Book Lounge<\/a>&#8216;s yummy, yummy canap\u00e9s) with us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watsonseoighe\">Mary Watson<\/a>&nbsp;will lead a panel discussion with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/worldreader\/\">Worldreader<\/a>&nbsp;Editing Fellows, Bongani Kona and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/efemia.chela\">Efemia<\/a>&nbsp;Chela, and winning authors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gratitude.fisher\">Gratitude Fisher<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/meg.pixi\">Megan Ross<\/a>. It&#8217;s going to be literary Monday evening to remember.<\/p>\n<p>Please RSVP by clicking on the link below so the Book Lounge knows how many bottles of wine to put in the fridge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.booklounge.co.za\/2017\/04\/10\/launch-of-short-story-day-africa-migrations\/\">http:\/\/www.booklounge.co.za\/2017\/04\/10\/launch-of-short-story-day-africa-migrations\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Migrations: New Short Fiction from Africa&#8221; is the fourth anthology of innovative African writing produced by the Short Story Day Africa project. Please come out in droves to support us. 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