It's finally here!
The Anatomy of Flying Things is a collection of stories that explore the unfamiliar: unfamiliar people, unfamiliar things. The stories share the joy, wonder and trepidation that arise when we open our hearts and minds to the mysteries that lie just beyond our grasp.
A troubled man fleeing life's adversities encounters a mysterious, seemingly omniscient, stranger on a bus in London.
A young Motswana girl looking to move up in the world entangles herself with a married Scottish expatriate sparking a series of events that unravel into a captivating tale of infidelity, estrangement, and profound self-discovery.
The boundaries of possibility are stretched to their limits as a young up-and-coming trumpeter finds himself propelled into a universe of endless potential by an eccentric jazz aficionado who promises to "take his music to the stars".
As two strangers move into a community, two contrasting journeys of belonging and acceptance unfold, challenging the very essence of friendship and sacrifice.
Whether of aliens or uncanny strangers, each story is a delicately woven piece that takes the reader through many new and unfamiliar worlds.
Ayesha Harruna Attah on judging the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize
Please join us at 6 pm (UK time) today (online) as our judges announce the winner of the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize.
Writers will be reading from their stories: it will be an amazing evening!
You can register for the event here: https://bit.ly/3nSUQdT
It'a almost here! The Institute for Creative Dying by award-winning writer, Jarred Thompson, is not available for pre-order. 😊
The Institute for Creative Duing is vivid and visceral, unique in its bold and imaginative exploration of mortality and the interconnectedness of all forms of being.
https://www.afritondo.com/the-institute-for-creative-dying
The Institute for Creative Dying
In partnership with Pan Macmillan South Africa, we are excited to announce the upcoming launch of the debut novel by award winning writer, Jarred Thompson. Jarred's masterpiece, The Institute for Creative Dying, will be released in February 2023.
New Book Alert: The Dogs and the Baboons by Allwell Uwazuruike.
Launch promo: Free Amazon ebook 17-19 October.
Sometime in September, Afrontondo co-editor, Allwell Uwazuruike, spoke with SABC's @channelafricaradio on the Afritondo prize and the launch of the anthology, Rain Dance. Do take a listen 🙂
Rain Dance
16 stories. 16 writers. 8 countries. 1 anthology.
Rain Dance.
August 31, 2022.
Some months back, one of the judges of the Afritondo Prize 2022, Masande Ntshanga, spoke to Talk Radio 702's Weekend Breakfast host, Refiloe Mpakanyane, on judging the Afritondo Prize and what the judges look out for.
Here at last 😀
The Hope, The Prayer, The Anthem (Afritondo Prize 2021) now available online and in stores.
Enter the magical world of storytelling😊🔥 💥💥
16 authors.
16 stories.
16 wild rides.
10 countries.
1 anthology.
It's complex, exciting, full of surprises, and brimming with brilliance -- Maneo Mohale, Author, Everything is a Deadly Flower.
Our 2021 anthology has a name and a cover 🎊🎉
We are pleased to announce that 'The Hope, The Prayer, The Anthem' will be out in August 2021.😃
Stay tuned...😊
Dying with Magic. Poem by Yvonne Nezianya.
Desta Haile, moments after she was declared the winner of the 2021 Afritondo Short Story Prize.
Meet the Shortlist: Faraaz Mahomed
Meet the Shortlist: Justin Clement
Meet the Shortlist: Joshua Chizoma
Afritondo Short Story Prize 2021
Meet the Shortlist: Desta Haile on making the ASSP 2021 Shortlist
Maneo Mohale on reading the longlist and judging the ASSP 2021
