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Phumlani Pikoli

Cabin Fever: A short story by Phumlani Pikoli
Friday
/ 24 April 2021

Cabin Fever: A short story by Phumlani Pikoli

Cabin Fever was originally written in June 2020 and edited by KT

By Phumlani Pikoli
F*ck this view, we’re heading north: Reliving ‘Mermaid Fillet’
Friday
/ 16 January 2021

F*ck this view, we’re heading north: Reliving ‘Mermaid Fillet’

Mia Arderne’s debut novel is, partly, a homage to place. Flashes of Cape Town’s northern suburbs pop up, offering hazy solace to the characters. Phumlani Pikoli went along for the ride.

By Mia Arderne
A Seat at a Table ep. 2: Authenticity versus responsibility
Friday
/ 10 January 2021

A Seat at a Table ep. 2: Authenticity versus responsibility

In the second instalment of A Seat at a Table, writers discuss authenticity, character development and the value of handwritten drafts

By Phumlani Pikoli
A Seat at a Table, Ep 1: The writerly thing to do
Friday
/ 8 November 2020

A Seat at a Table, Ep 1: The writerly thing to do

Interviews can often demystify the processes behind how people create. It’s always fascinated Phumlani Pikoli to find the tricks to artists’ magic, as explored in his new podcast, ‘A Seat at a Table’

By Phumlani Pikoli
Phumlani Pikoli and the art of quitting school to make it
Friday
/ 25 September 2020

Phumlani Pikoli and the art of quitting school to make it

Writer, skater and filmmaker Phumlani Pikoli says his artistic intention was ‘to play’

By Kwanele Sosibo
‘Adaptation’: New short fiction from Phumlani Pikoli
Friday
/ 18 May 2020

‘Adaptation’: New short fiction from Phumlani Pikoli

Phumlani Pikoli’s latest piece is a metafiction based on what could happen if spike jonze and Ira Glass met

By Phumlani Pikoli
Writers on lockdown
Friday
/ 7 May 2020

Writers on lockdown

Melinda Ferguson has gathered essays and stories from 40-plus contributors for Corona Chronicles

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Pikoli’s Fish out of water
Article
/ 25 October 2019

Pikoli’s Fish out of water

‘Born Freeloaders’ seems like a light read but under that is a layered look at post-apartheid privilege

By Theresa Mallinson
Asia McDonald confronts her torment in The Same Pain
Article
/ 8 February 2019

Asia McDonald confronts her torment in The Same Pain

The production examines how political and social conditions combine to produce an environment that is, quite literally, deadly for women.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Short, sharp prods at our psyche
Article
/ 9 March 2018

Short, sharp prods at our psyche

A collection of short stories flirts with surrealism in its rendering of the complex South African condition

By Kwanele Sosibo
The art of darkness
Article
/ 10 November 2017

The art of darkness

The trope of the anguished artist romanticises the acute mental suffering that afflicts some of those who find an escape in creativity

By Staff Reporter

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