Karen Jennings

Island Prize - 2024 shortlist | Afriocritik
The Island Prize Opens for Submissions on 1st January 2025

The Island Prize aims to shine a light on unpublished African writers by providing a…

Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza
In Conversation: Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza on Crafting His Island Prize Winning Manuscript, “Freelance”

“I’ve learned to be patient with myself and trust that the words will come eventually…”…

Island Prize - 2024 shortlist | Afriocritik
The Island Prize Unveils Shortlist for Its 2024 Edition

The shortlisted writers are Ruby Excel, Mali Kambandu, and Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza.  By Hope Ibiale…

The Translator | Karen Jennings

The stranger got up unsteadily, said it was late, he should get to bed, but…

Crooked Seeds - Masobe Books - Karen Jennings - Afrocritik
Masobe Books to Publish South African Author, Karen Jennings’s New Novel, “Crooked Seeds”

Crooked Seeds captures the national trauma and collective guilt that accompanied the post-apartheid period in…

Opinion: What, Truly, is the African Story?

…a platform for African writers for the purpose of discovering “the best authentic African story…