Stunning journeys for stunning fiction. The Island Prize winners of 2024 and 2025 have now been signed up with literary agencies.
We wish all the authors the very best in this new chapter of their writing. They have been and remain cherished members of the Island Prize family.
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Keeping up with the IP Winners!
Check them out at:
https://www.instagram.com/simba_steyn/
https://www.instagram.com/kristienauthor/
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Updates & excerpts in our spotlight special today! Check it out here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJbWawgsiCr/?img_index=1
https://www.flf.co.za/participants/andile-cele/
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Thrilled and proud to announce the release of Braids & Migraines by Island Prize runner-up Andile Cele this week!
https://booklounge.co.za/events/
https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/braids-migraines
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It's also your chance to shine...
Download a copy of the workbook from our site : while aimed at African authors, it is full of resources for anyone who is interested in writing, has written but needs a textual pick-me-up, or is in the process of writing.
And the Island Prize is still open to submissions until mid-February!
https://www.hhousebooks.com/clamshell-press-workbook/
https://www.hhousebooks.com/island-prize-2024-25/
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Out Now !
The team has been busy behind the scenes putting together this excellent manual, packed with solid advice and resources, to assist all debut authors submitting to the Island Prize - while aimed primarily at authors of Africa, it offers much guidance to everyone working on their first opus !
Available to download from the Holland House site with one easy click
Celebrating our other winner from the 1st year of the Island Prize, and her novel Single Minded: Marina Auer.
A quick look back at the journey of Single Minded since its publication.
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Celebrating another winner from the Island Prize's first year, , and his novel Sand Roses: Hamza Koudri.
A quick look back at the journey of Sand Roses since its publication.
#authorslife #islandprize #books #writingcompetition #writingcommunity #africanliterature #readingcommunity #bookstagrammer
Celebrating our very first winner, and her novel Glass Tower: Sarah Isaacs.
A quick look back at the journey of Glass Tower since its publication.
#authorslife #islandprize #books #writingcompetition #writingcommunity #africanliterature #readingcommunity #bookstodon
Deliverance by Anna Blasiak & Lisa Kalloo is featured here:
https://www.trafikaeurope.org/deliverance-blasiak-kalloo/?c=04007ae3e449
PEN South Africa Readings sessions - contact:
PENSouthAfrica@proton.me
for Zoom details
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It's all about the writing this week, folks, so get your notepads out!
Check them out:
https://www.instagram.com/simba_steyn/
https://www.instagram.com/bhalawriters/
https://www.instagram.com/brittlepaper/
https://www.instagram.com/catullusfan/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_A4mvURl9b/
#BhalaWriters #ComeWriteAlong #africanwriters #writingcommunity #BrittlePaper #IslandPrize #KarenJennings #AfricanWriters #Masterclass #BookerPrize #AspiringAuthors #WritersOfMastodon #LiteraryCommunity
'At that moment, I knew I wanted to be a writer. The feeling of connecting with others through my words, of sparking emotions and ideas, was exhilarating. ... From then on, I was hooked on writing, and I knew that I wanted to pursue it as a career.'
Island Prize winner Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza in his interview with Karen Jennings
Full interview:
https://www.afrocritik.com/simbarashe-steyn-kundizezas-on-freelance/
#islandprizewinner #islandprize #authorinterview #karenjennings #africanauthors #africanwriters #africanliterature
Celebrating the wide variety and range of talent of this year's longlist for the Island Prize.
The judges will now read through and announce the shortlist in early May, with the winner to be announced soon thereafter.
In the meantime, we will be sharing about the longlisted authors and their manuscripts here and we hope you will join us in celebrating them all!
#longlist #africanwriting #africanliterature #islandprize #novelcompetition #competition #writingcompetition #writerslife
@mrdalesmith Thank you for the boost!
Great to see Sand Roses 'out there' - Holland House author Hamza Koudri ( Insta @hamz_kou ) at the Euro-Algerian Writers meetup discussing literature in the face of artificial intelligence.
Sand Roses will publish 1 November - watch this space!
https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/sand-roses/
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#africanliterature #historicalfiction #writers #islandprize #sandroses #writing #newtitles #bookstodon
Aaand it's now up on Youtube! Island Prize winner Sarah Isaacs on the Holland House Bookchat, talking about writing, travel, photography and growing up in post-Apartheid South Africa - catch up on our Youtube channel and/or Spotify (links in bio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ewyJQK3dC4
#writing #africannovels #africanliterature #bookchat #podcast #booktalk #fictionwriting #islandprize #awardwinning #debutnovelist
Mini-sneak-clip from upcoming Holland House Bookchat with Sarah Isaacs, author of Island Prize winner 'Glass Tower', coming soon!
#travel #photography #writing #podcasts #bookchat #africanauthors #africannovels #islandprize #bookpodcast #comingsoon
