Latest articles on Short Stories

History begins in her stories

Article Siphiwo Mahala - 26 Mar 2020

Like the tales told by my grandmother, the short story invites us to take part in its telling

Vignettes on our lives and dreams

Article Theresa Mallinson - 2 Aug 2019

The Jamaican-Nigerian writer explores living between cultures in her first short story collection

Slice of life: The day I met my first friend

Article Luke Feltham - 14 Jun 2019

I will always remember the day we met in the park

Blowtorch prose hits the spot

Article Nthikeng Mohlele - 3 May 2019

Filled with great skill and craftsmanship, Fred Khumalo’s short stories are exceptional

The Ant King

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Dec 2017

Her royal highness Isabella has a problem. The father of her children, much to everyone’s dismay, is still alive

Looking at SA’s bloom and gloom

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Sep 2017

Ken Barris soaks his work in cynicism that's saved by his wit and a dark sense of humour.

Of love, loss and watermelons …

Article Sindi-Leigh McBride - 9 Feb 2017

When in Obs obnoxious hippies are a given — but sometimes you can meet the love of your life and lose them just as swiftly

Pikoli bites big, chews smart in his first attempt at self-publishing

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jan 2017

Phumlani Pikoli used crowdfunding to produce ‘The Fatuous State of Severity’, a collection of short stories. These are three excerpts from the book.

The South African short story is becoming public imagination’s new fascination

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 26 Aug 2016

Although it still faces obstacles, readers, writers and publishers alike are enjoying the concise writing style

14 stops to transformation

Article Jane Rosenthal - 2 Jun 2016

This collection of stories centres on the ‘slow road to purgatory’, from broken relationships to Huletts sugar-sachet wisdom.

Words exchanged on short-story writing

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Jul 2014

Prizewinning short-story writer Nick Mulgrew questions fellow success story Efemia Chela about her work and the future of local writing.

Writing by the flash of fireflies

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Nov 2013

In short stories Nadine Gordimer's pen is at its most lucid, establishing this often-underrated text form as a handsome far-reaching genre.

Long and short of literary genius

Article Darryl Accone - 11 Oct 2013

It was a simple declarative sentence, as are all Nobel Prize announcements...

Directors’ note on Rust and Bone movie

Article Advertising Supplement - 4 Oct 2013

Something gripping about Rust and Bone.

The joy of Jobson’ glorious versatility

Article Jane Rosenthal - 17 May 2013

Liesl Jobson has been published in many short story collections and that this, her first solo collection, is a book worth reading.

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