The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Silly, The Hilarious and The Downright Bizarre FYI: This Is A Loooong Read!!! This is a dramatisation with answers provided by an honest publisher (Publisher Y), and a not-so-honest publisher (Publisher X). Of course, in some quarters both publishers would be labelled as dishonest. Everyone is entitled toContinue reading “FAQ’s Authors Often Ask Self-publishers”
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Do You Have A Road Accident Fund Story To Tell?
Have you been awaiting your Road Accident Fund compensation, and are wondering why it is taking so long to pay out? What if the money has been paid out and your lawyer keeps telling you RAF still hasn’t paid out just so he scores a good interest for himself? It is possible that your moneyContinue reading “Do You Have A Road Accident Fund Story To Tell?”
Turn That On-the-Job Experience Into A Qualification
You have been doing the work for years and have amassed a wealth of experience, but have never had formal education for the job or obtained a qualification for it. Everything you know, has been obtained from On-the-Job Experience. This lack of formal education has curtailed your career advancement, forcing you to watch less experiencedContinue reading “Turn That On-the-Job Experience Into A Qualification”
$1000 (17 800) Up For Grabs In Short Story Contest
This is the 5th year of the Afritondo Short Story Prize and a special landmark for us at Afritondo. We thank all our writers for their contributions and look forward to reading all the stories for this year’s contest. THEMEThis year we want writers to respond to the theme of “fate”. You are welcome toContinue reading “$1000 (17 800) Up For Grabs In Short Story Contest”
Women Breaking The Glass Ceiling
ISBN: 978-0-6397-4568-8 Women Breaking The Glass CeilingGlass Ceiling (noun): An unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities. – Oxford Languages.*A metaphor usually applied to people of marginalised genders, used to represent an invisible barrier that prevents an oppressed demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy.Continue reading “Women Breaking The Glass Ceiling”
PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE – August 2023 Issue
PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Phakamisa Mayaba
THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: Dear ZweliWritten by Phakamisa Mayaba Awaiting a letter from a father you haven’t seen since your ninth birthday must be a tough ask on anyone, not least a sixteen-year-old. So I figured I’d be a dad for once and explain to my son the reasons for not having gotten back toContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Phakamisa Mayaba”
PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ The ‘Weird’ Brown Girl
PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 LegTHEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: A TRAIL OF YOUTHFUL BONESWritten by The ‘Weird’ Brown Girl Langa watched as children ran around the bedrooms looking for their best clothes to prepare themselves for the day ahead. The sun’s glow permeated through the floor length windows of theContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ The ‘Weird’ Brown Girl”
PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Ntsarane Nelson Molapo
THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: “WHEN THE PRAYING STOPS”Written by Ntsarane Nelson Molapo The chorus had everybody swaying and dancing to the melodic voices of the congregation and the choir, accompanied by the simultaneous rhythmic clapping of hands and the beating of drums. Other members had bell-shaped metal items that they struck with another metal producingContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Ntsarane Nelson Molapo”
PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Kaluwe Haangala
THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: THE LAST TRUMPETWritten by Kaluwe Haangala “The Onyx TV Main News in detail. Reports reaching our newsroom, quite extraordinary in nature, are that people are resurrecting from their graves. Footage obtained shows healthy people and not zombies coming back to life! This has roused religious communities of the Christian persuasion inContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Kaluwe Haangala”
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