My first (steamy/twisted) queer love story. Thanks for giving it a home BRITTLE PAPER

Tahzeeb is a treasure for writers. Glad she is sharing her gifts with the world. 👏🏽

South Africa says International Court ruling on Israel is ‘a decisive victory’

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Tidings of Magpies Magazine has agreed to publish my blog on queer African literature magpiesmagazine.com/2023/12/13/my-…

Another queer African story sees the light 👏🏽

If you doubt that African Writing is supercharged at the moment, check out BRITTLE PAPER list of 100 Notable African Books of 2023:
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#Africanliterature #Brittlepaper

Looking for queer African lit recommendations for 2024. More on my mission here... gershwin.substack.com/publish/posts

Over 140 calls for submissions of #poetry #fiction #flash #nonfiction #art #photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in December 2023. Best of luck & pls share! #amwriting angelatcarr.wordpress.com/2023/12/08/poe…

#Writers , please don’t quit. I just lost my wife of nearly 23 years. I’m grieving. I’m still in shock. I have every reason to step away yet I’m still #writing .

As Lorie championed distinct voices I strive daily to honor her expectations. Honor OURS. NEVER give up.

#LoriesStory

A list of really smart people on current world events inc David Adler from Progressive International bricsconnect.co/2023/11/14/lis…

Beautiful. A reminder why democracy *has* to work in SA. For all its flaws, this country is a safe haven for so many, esp queer folks.

Loved the The Guardian review of Koby Ben Ben's novel No One Dies Yet. Find it in the link, together with the other queer books on the BRITTLE PAPER notable books list gershwin.substack.com/publish/posts/…

The miracle that is Mary Ruefle.

📢 Attention nonfiction writers! 📢

The Graywolf Nonfiction Prize will open for submissions in Feb. 2024. Learn more here:

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A really important new non-fiction prize. Please spread the word!

No formal notification from Argentina about #BRICS , says South African govt spokesman

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Homosexuality should not be a criminal offence and people should be helped to understand the issue better, a Ghanaian cardinal has told the BBC.

Cardinal Turkson's comments come as parliament discusses a bill imposing harsh penalties on LGBT people.

🔗 bbc.in/46sHVjv

For the poets 👇🏿

The National Poetry Prize is open to South African citizens or residents with entries closing on December 31st, be sure to get your entries for a chance to win the R10 000 first prize