I received the absolute best news yesterday. The Peculiars is one of 9 books (6 South African, 3 Nigerian) to be long listed for the Etisalat prize for Literature. I am extremely honoured to have been considered and humbled to have been long listed alongside writers whom I respect and whose writing I enjoy so much.… Continue reading The Peculiars has been long-listed for the Etisalat Prize
Author: Jenthorpewrites
I'm a creative writer from Cape Town, South Africa
The Peculiars reviewed in the Sunday Times
How exciting! It's always great to read the reviews and see what it is that each person takes from The Peculiars. Last week Jennifer Platt, who helped me launch The Peculiars in Johannesburg wrote a super review of the book for the Sunday Times. Four stars! What a great way to end the weekend. Get your copy… Continue reading The Peculiars reviewed in the Sunday Times
Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 31: Diane Awerbuck – Home Remedies
Diane Awerbuck’s Facebook statuses are some of the funniest things I’ve ever read. Her short story, ‘Leatherman’, had me smiling (jealously) at its cleverness. She curated/edited/organized a collection of stories ‘the Ghost Eater and other stories’ that I have a short story in, and when I met her in person at the launch, she was… Continue reading Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 31: Diane Awerbuck – Home Remedies
Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 30 – Short Story Day Africa – Terra Incognita
I’ve enjoyed speculative fiction for ages (even as far back as when it used to be called sci-fi) so it was really cool to find an anthology of it crafted by African writers. Plus – what a beautiful cover. This project will be the bankrupting of me I swear – African fiction writers have the… Continue reading Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 30 – Short Story Day Africa – Terra Incognita
Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 29: Zukiswa Wanner – London Cape Town Joburg
I play this new game when I go to book shops. If they don't have an 'Africana' or 'South African' section, I look at covers, and if they interest me, pick them up hoping that they'll be an African women writer. So few are. I think that's one of the things that has stood out… Continue reading Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 29: Zukiswa Wanner – London Cape Town Joburg
Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 28 – Paula Hawkins – The Girl on the Train
I haven't read a book this gripping in ages. I started it on the way to work, on a train, on Monday morning. All day at work on Monday I thought about it, and then read it on the way home again. Tuesday morning, same deal. But Tuesday evening, I came home and got straight… Continue reading Read Women Write 2014/15: Book 28 – Paula Hawkins – The Girl on the Train
