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MA Creative Writing. Debut novel, The Gospel According to Wanda B. Lazarus, shortlisted NIHSS Fiction longlisted SundayTimes/CNA Literary Awards. #storyteller

Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined May 2010
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Lydia Davis on Samuel Beckett
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Don't miss out on the interesting discussions embracing literary arts in South Africa. Also an exciting announcement will be shared soon. Watch live now: facebook.com/theDALRO #DALRO #TimeoftheWriterFestival #TimeoftheWriter #CanThemba #TOW2025 #TOTWF
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How much is known about the attack on a Jewish community centre in Cape Town? City Mayor, @geordinhl joins me @chaifm 101.9fm just after 8am.
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Lynn Joffe / @Creatrix_Guru @modjaji_bks ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/202…
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Petition to Cricket South Africa to Reinstate David Teeger sazf.org/petition-to-cricket…
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🎉 LITERARY EVENING w Tom Gauld, Kate Quinn, Lynn Joffe. At our #Göteborg shop, Kungsg 19. Thurs 28 Sept. 18:30 Tom Gauld, 19:15 Kate Quinn, 20:00 Lynn Joffe. Free event, refreshments. #bokmässan @tomgauld @KateQuinnAuthor @Creatrix_Guru @innerstadengbgb @bokmassanGbg
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Want some insight into that essential quality of distinctive writing - voice? Read this scene from Lynn Joffe's @Creatrix_Guru'The Gospel According to Wanda B Lazarus'. @modjaji_bks allaboutwritingcourses.com/2… #writingadvice #writingprocess #voice #thegospelaccordingtowandablazarus
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The only way I was going to survive it was to write about it... @MelanieVerwoerd @KingsmeadBF #KBF23
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SA Tourism’s tone deaf CEO and the R1billion cookie jar called the Tottenham Hotspurs.
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David @Baddiel calls out the obscene antisemitic comments of Whoopi Goldberg who AGAIN is repeating absurd statements that the Holocaust “wasn’t about race”
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🚨 ACTION ALERT FOR FREYA 🚨 Please let the Norwegian decision makers know that you are appalled by their decision to kill Freya the walrus. Let's flood their inboxes! How: Open this link in your email, add your name, country at the bottom and send! 📧 tinyurl.com/justiceforfreya
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Modjaji Books – celebrating 15 years of beautiful book covers. It’s their 15th birthday and to mark the occasion, they are hosting an exhibition of their beautiful book covers at the Spin Street Gallery in Cape Town. Read more here, bit.ly/3RXqxNI #modjajibooks #reading
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Peter Brook’s legacy is everywhere in today’s theatre Restlessly creative, the great director – who has died aged 97 – had an unparalleled ability to conjure a gleaming theatrical image theguardian.com/stage/2022/j…
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My latest political column - Why South Africa is not a ‘failed state’ - The Mail & Guardian mg.co.za/opinion/2022-06-01-…
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“Done it,” said Piglet. “Good,” said Pooh, “That’ll teach him to eat marmalade sandwiches with the Queen…” #platiniumjubilee #Paddington
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‘We are lucky lucky lucky to have had such a marvellous queen to represent us all these years. But enough about me’ #StephenFry
With old and new friends @FranLitFest! #FLF2022
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Join @stephenfry and host Alan Yentob as we celebrate the talents of our wittiest, brainiest television polymath as he’s inducted into the Radio Times Hall of Fame at this year's @BFI and Radio Times #TVfest #StephenFry Tickets on sale now 🎟️ bit.ly/3NVGOkb
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Now Published, the first ever literary biography of Can Themba, The Making and Breaking of the Intellectual Tsotsi, a Biography’ by @SiphiwoMahala, covering the story of his life and influences during the 1950s and 1960s. witspress.co.za/catalogue/ca… #AfricanWriters #TheSuit
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So proud to see @Creatrix_Guru's novel, The Gospel According to Wanda B. Lazarus on the shortlist
The shortlisted books for the #HSSAwards2022 Best Fiction Novel are.
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