#islandprize

Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2025-11-28

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.

Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2025-04-16

Thrilled and proud to announce the release of Braids & Migraines by Island Prize runner-up Andile Cele this week!

booklounge.co.za/events/

hhousebooks.com/books/braids-m

Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2025-01-29

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!

hhousebooks.com/clamshell-pres

hhousebooks.com/island-prize-2

@fictionable

the cover to 'Words on the Page' - white map of Africa on teal background
Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2025-01-15

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

hhousebooks.com/clamshell-pres

white map of Africa on teal background
Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2024-12-05

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.

Photo of white lighthouse against deep blue sea and sky; top: the Island Prize logo (white lighthouse & book on blue background); centre bottom: image of book cover to 'Single Mindedimages of 'Single Minded' book cover, on best-selling bookshelf, on media tower, and booksignings with author Marina Auerphotos of more book signings, book launches, features & interviewsphoto of 'Single Minded' and 'Double Edged' on bookshelf, with mug and cat; caption reads 'Editorial Assistant on stand-by...'
Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2024-11-22

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.

A white lighthouse on a golden shore against a brilliant blue sky ; featuring the book cover to Sand Roses by Hamza Koudri; top: the Island Prize logoTop left: The Open Book festival programme with author Hamza Koudri;  top right: Hamza Koudri with author Shubnum Khan at the Open Book festival; bottom left: the Macondo Lit Fest logo; Hamza Koudri on a panel; bottom right: Hamza Koudri beside the poster for Nuria book store, at the Macondo Lit FestSand Roses published by various publishers in UK, Algeria, South Africa and Nigeriawhite lighthouse against a deep blue sky; top: Island Prize logo
Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2024-11-13

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.

photo of white lighthouse against deep blue sky and golden shore; top centre: Island Prize logo; centre bottom: cover to Glass Tower by Sarah Isaacsphotos of Sarah Isaacs, author of Glass Tower, book signing at the Open Book Fest 2023, talking on panel at the Open Book Fest, and holding up SA Sunday Times containing long list of novels (including Glass Tower)Left: photo of Glass Tower on Bestsellers shelf in Cape Town; right: Sarah Isaacs at book launch of Glass Tower at Exclusive Books, Waterfront, Cape TownPhoto of white lighthouse against deep blue sky, on golden shore; top centre: Island Prize logo
Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2024-10-16

Deliverance by Anna Blasiak & Lisa Kalloo is featured here:
trafikaeurope.org/deliverance-

PEN South Africa Readings sessions - contact:
PENSouthAfrica@proton.me
for Zoom details

Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2024-08-06

'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:
afrocritik.com/simbarashe-stey

Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2024-02-24

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!

A selection of images of Africa; 2 logos: one for Holland House Books, one for the Island Prize. Caption: The Island Prize Longlist 2024A selection of images of Africa; 2 logos: one for Holland House Books, one for the Island Prize. Caption: The Island Prize Longlist 2024The judges panel with photos of Karen Jennings, Reem Gafaar and Sana Goyal, with their bios
Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2023-12-01
Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2023-09-26

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!

hhousebooks.com/books/sand-ros

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Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2023-09-12

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)

youtube.com/watch?v=9ewyJQK3dC4

Holland House BooksHollandHouseBooks
2023-08-16

Mini-sneak-clip from upcoming Holland House Bookchat with Sarah Isaacs, author of Island Prize winner 'Glass Tower', coming soon!

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