For many years of my life, I've been the type of person who sets annual goals. I used to write these out and prestik them up to my walls. At university, my warden in res was delighted when she checked my dorm room at the end of the first time and found that I had… Continue reading Reading and Life Update 1, 2024
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Writing advice from Nozizwe Cynthia Jele
Nozizwe Cynthia Jele is an award-winning South African novelist who has written two books - Happiness is a Four-Letter Word (Kwela, 2010) and The Ones with Purpose (Kwela, 2018). Happiness is a Four-Letter Word won numerous prizes (Best First Book category (Africa region) in the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2011 and 2011 M-Net Literary Award in the Film… Continue reading Writing advice from Nozizwe Cynthia Jele
Short story 2: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cell One
Lucky I started ahead of time because it's already more than two weeks since my birthday, and I haven't gotten around to reading any more short stories. I did, however, read Marlene Van Niekerk's Agaat which absolutely blew my mind, and was over 600 pages long. So, I don't feel too bad. Second story - one… Continue reading Short story 2: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cell One
Jen Thorpe 