Short Stories

Philisiwe Twijnstra's collection, 'Flying Cows and Other Traumas', draws half its 15 short stories from dream states, blending magical realism, speculative fiction, and fantasy.…

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

Fred Khumalo’s contribution to Niq Mhlongo’s ‘Joburg Noir’ opens with a scene of five gangsters chilling around a braai

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

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

I will always remember the day we met in the park

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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