I’ve finally started on my to be read pile, and Helen Moffett’s ‘Charlotte’ was at the top of the list.
Read More‘Charlotte’ by Helen Moffett. Manilla Press. 2020.
Now Reading: 'Charlotte' by Helen Moffett
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Podcast interview with the Mamas with Attitude Crew
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“Megan has been intentional and vocal about documenting her mothering journey through her debut anthology of poetry, Milk Fever, and her short story, Farang. The conversation was an eruption of shared joy in creativity and claiming space to create and practice feminist mothering.”
Read MoreLatest Book Cover: Corridors of Death by Malaika Wa Azania
I was recently commissioned by Blackbird Books to design the book cover for the latest book by Malaika Wa Azania (Confessions of a Born-Free), Corridors of Death: The Struggle to Exist in Historically White Institutions.
Read More'I Don't Know Where We're Going But I'll Know it When We Get There' published in Isele Magazine
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“We sew new watering holes into our online ecosystems and drench ourselves in data. Hand sanitizer is our new holy water and even our greetings have become bone.”
Read MoreIsele Magazine is Here (and I'll be Guest Editing Nonfiction)
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Ukamaka Olisakwa, a phenomenal writer who I deeply admire, has kindly asked me to guest-edit nonfiction for the first issue of her new publication, Isele Magazine
Read MoreLil-Lets South Africa launches Lil-Lets Talk, and I’m a Moderator
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I am excited to announce that I’ll be joining Lil-Lets South Africa as a moderator on their brand new platform, Lil-Lets Talk.
Read MoreSouth African writer Jarred Thompson wins 2020 Afritondo Short Story Prize
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South African writer, Jarred Thompson, wins the Afritondo Short Story prize.
Read MoreThe Heart of the Matter is a LAMBDA Literary Award Finalist - Oprah Mag →
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The Heart of the Matter: The Gerald Kraak Anthology Volume III is a LAMBDA Literary Award Finalist
Read MoreCover Reveal: 'We, the Scarred' by Mukoma wa Ngugi
Cover reveal for Mukoma wa Ngugi’s We, the Scarred, published by Paivapo Publishers. Cover artwork by Shubnum Khan and cover design by me.
Read MoreLet's Collaborate
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As a graphic artist, illustrator and graphic designer with ten years experience, I’m looking to take on more clients in 2020. I’d be happy to establish a multi-project relationship or work on a single, once-off illustration.
Read MoreHotel Africa is born!
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‘Hotel Africa’ - my latest book cover art for Short Story Day Africa.
Read MoreNew poem! 'God is a mother and she is everywhere, everywhere'
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How did Jonah survive the belly of the whale? Was my grandmother a secret priestess? Is God really a masculine energy - He seems more like a Mother, a She, to me.
I dedicate my poem to Fidelina Sandoval, my Honduran friend, fellow feminist, mother and magic maker. For all those afternoons we spent drinking coffee and cooking beans and eggs and grinding corn to make flour and surviving our kids and drinking wine, after.
Read MoreSABC Morning Live Interview
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“The Other Foundation and Jacana Literary Foundation's annual Gerald Kraak Anthology that contains African Perspectives on Gender, Social Justice and Sexuality have released their third volume titled 'The Heart of the Matter'. Described as a soft, subtle, deeply literary collection of stories by one of its curators Sisonke Msimang, this year's edition traverses the human condition in social settings, migration, motherhood, lonely masculinity, intersexuality, erotic and familial love - while retaining sensitivity and warmth. Via Skype we have Megan Ross, and Jarred Thompson joins us in studio, They are just two of the many contributors to the book.”
Read MoreNew poem in 20.35 Africa: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry →
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I am thrilled to announce that a new poem of mine is included in Issue II of 20.35 Africa: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry.
Read MoreDeathly Flower Launch at The Commune Bookstore in Braamfontein
Launch of Maneo Mohale’s ‘Everything is a Deathly Flower’ at the Commune bookstore in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Read MorePoetry Review for New Frame News: 'Everything is a Deathly Flower' →
“Set against a backdrop of East Rand grit and seawater, Mohale roots her poems in an “ancient” Benoni where “meijik” mothers who practice religion and “mouth magic” coexist with ghosts in “honeycomb” mine dumps. While this collection is grown around the effects of erasure, silencing and queer sexual assault, it is also a testament to the intrinsic joy and power of art-making and self expression as a queer black femme in South Africa.”
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