Water: New Short Story Fiction from Africa: An Anthology from Short Story Day Africa

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Short Story Day Africa presents its annual anthology. The stories explore true and alternative African culture through a competition on the theme of Water. This isthe third in the SSDA collection of anthologies, which aim to break the one-dimensional view of African storytelling and fiction writing.

Short Story Day Africa brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers, and school children from all over the globe to write, submit, read, workshop, and discuss stories.

Rachel Zadok is the author of two novels: Gem Squash Tokoloshe (2005) and Sister-Sister (2013).

Nick Mulgrew is a freelance editor and a columnist for the Sunday Times, South Africa.

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Short Story Day Africa brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers and school children from all over the globe to write, submit, read, workshop and discuss stories and foster the love of reading and writing African fiction. Rachel Zadok Rachel Zadok was born in Tel Aviv and raised in Johannesburg. She has a National Diploma in Fine Arts. She is the author of two shortlisted novels: Gem Squash Tokoloshe (2005) and Sister-Sister (2013). Nick Mulgrew Nick Mulgrew was born in Durban, South Africa. He studied at Rhodes University and the University of Cape Town, at which he is a Mandela Rhodes Scholar in residence. He is an associate editor of Prufrock, the editor of uHlanga, and a columnist for the Sunday Times."