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Stories and Poems

This is After You Leave | Kharys Ateh Laue | Poetry

by Kharys Ateh Laue

Book News• News August 19, 2021

Zakes Mda is Set to Publish his 31st Book Titled Wayfarer’s Hymn

by Brittle Paper

Book News• News July 27, 2021

Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida Debuts Children’s Book Titled Shudu Finds Her Magic

by Brittle Paper

Book Excerpts July 12, 2021

Excerpt: Surfacing: On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa Edited by Desiree Lewis and Gabeba Badroon

by Brittle Paper

Stories and Poems June 21, 2021

The Wedding | Ntando Taro Nzuza | Fiction

by Ntando Taro Nzuza

Stories and Poems June 16, 2021

Mania in the Post-Colony | Siyanda Qoto | Poetry

by Siyanda Qoto

Book Reviews June 14, 2021

New Anthology Explores Black South African Feminist Perspectives

by Brittle Paper

Essays June 07, 2021

Love Letters and Legacies of Black Queer Self-Fashioning in South Africa | Kanika Batra | Essay

by Kanika Batra