Tag: Richard de Nooy

  • South African writers support their strays with new anthology

    South African writers support their strays with new anthology

    In 1985, American artists led by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie came up with a song called We Are The World to help the people of Ethiopia who were going through a horrible drought. It is still one of the best examples of artists coming together to alleviate suffering. South African writers, many of them…

  • Diane Awerbuck is the Short Story Day Africa 2014 winner

    Diane Awerbuck is the Short Story Day Africa 2014 winner

    The Short Story Day Africa prize has been announced. Short Story Day Africa for the uninformed brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers and school children from all over the globe to write, submit, read, workshop and discuss stories – and foster the love of reading and writing African fiction. They also run a prize…