I cough. It is massive coughing. My own colossal coughing has woken me up early this Tuesday morning. The day […]
Monthly Archives: June 2023
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Short.Sharp.Stories is a platform showcasing top and emerging South African fiction writers. The theme of this year’s anthology is Fluid […]
I have overstayed my visit in this hapless land. I came as a child in an adult body strapped on […]
Nash has found a dog. He is spindly and shaking. A small, frightened creature. Has he been beaten? He is […]
I had many fears on my way to South Africa. How would I get along with women writers from this […]
(A very special woman who I got to meet through tragedy. She has a very special place in my heart.) […]
Stywe aatapels, droë rys,baked beans en stukkie vaal vleis,grys water en sunlight siepinnie kom, staan ek diep,die kês innie pieringskyn […]
We are going to South Africa to look for work. Our country cannot give us work. Our corrupt leaders are […]
An Explorative Journey of Identity and Culture The original award-winning Vulture Productions show Dude! Wa’s My Bakkie? makes a U-turn […]
“waar chapters op die mure in sagte pastel solid geverf word ironie saans jou kopkussing claim en die oggend son […]
A friend was on the phone. A man was in the office of the Protestant Student Community. He was a […]
In die aande dink ek aan wonderwerke Wat my in die oggende verveel En eks speit oor my geheime wat […]
“The book feels like Yizo Yizo (whose soundtrack was almost always playing in my head as I read it) meets […]
“Hoewel Jakes Gerwel bedrewe in Engels was, was hy essensieel Afrikaans. Die taal wat hy by moedersknie geleer het. Sy […]
Die Jakes Gerwel Stigting (JGG) kondig met groot graagte hul eerste 6-wekelange internasionale genootskap aan wat geskeduleer is om in […]
The Jakes Gerwel Foundation (JGF) is pleased to announce their first ever 6-week international fellowship, which is scheduled to take […]
Sorry that I was rude yesterday. You always say that love that is not shown is very expensive to get […]
Merriman Square flats se nuwe elektriese hek is besig om vinnig toe te gaan. Iemand het dit oop gebel vir […]
Dearest John I hold on to the letters you wrote to me The ones where you told me you loved […]
PRESS RELEASE: Competition time! Heri-Trav is running two competions. The poetry competitions and the e-book piracy campaign! Participants stand a […]
“DIE beste manier om te sê wat die verblyf in Paulet Huis vir my beteken het, is om te verduidelik […]
THEO KEMP is dalk net Afrikaanse letterkunde se ridder op ’n wit perd. Hy sal bloos en hierdie woorde heftig […]
The African literary community is rejoicing as Malawian writer Temwani Mgunda, the esteemed winner of the 2022 African Writers Award […]
People are chewing the country’s national flag. The rain does not bow onto the land. They have turned water to […]