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THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: The Cave Of The Wise Decisions Written by Julia Lemekwane Once upon a time, in a tropical town on the outskirts of a small village called Ntshava-Riwa, in Tzaneen there lived a wise, old woman named Amazon. Her special hut was situated amid the mountain and a waterfall. The landContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Julia Lemekwane”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: Blamed For Others’ Mishaps Written by Elizabeth Nafula She got under the blanket and enveloped herself. Thoughts flooded her mind on how her mother had yelled at her. That was after she was asked to turn down the volume of the television, but she adjusted it to maximum. She feltContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Elizabeth Nafula”

PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Short Story Competition64 stories submitted64 195 words written167 pages length of submissionsWhich ones made it into the competition? The April leg of the PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Short Story Competition boosts a total of 44 stories that have been submitted, which totals 64 195 words. This translates to 167 A4 pages. Of course, some will receiveContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Short Story Competition – April”

Writers are generally creative people; they can make up a story within minutes, and get you carried away by it. So creative are writers, they can pen a story about a con artist – a King and Queen Con – and lay out such elaborate tricks on how to scam people, they would leave theContinue reading “7 Publishing and Author Scams: How To Spot Them”

Writing poetry isn’t easy; it takes application and a capacity to draw on inspiration. At the same time, it shouldn’t be mystified. In this regard, the attitude of many would be different if they understood that poetry appears in the lyrics of songs and in nursery rhymes. Poetry is thus more widely present as aContinue reading “Kick-start Your Poetry Writing With Frank Meintjies”

Appeal to people who would rather watch a DVD than read a book Every book that hits the bestseller list does so in the first two weeks of release; every sale thereafter depends on how good a marketing plan you have executed at sustaining longevity, and in converting people who would rather watch a DVDContinue reading “How To Market Your Book With Zero Budget”

New platform will give your work global exposure Have you been struggling to find a publisher for your short stories? Have you had to watch your anthologies piling up and gathering dust simply because no one seem interested in publishing them? Well, PUBLISH’d Afrika may have found a solution for you.Authors of Short Stories willContinue reading “Have You Been Struggling To Find A Publisher For Your Short Stories?”

Traditional publishers are notorious for rejecting works by relatively unknown writers. This is because publishing is a costly business and publishers tend to gravitate towards writers who will give them returns on their investments. Established writers with a big following and fan base guarantee publishers such returns on their investments.However, there are African publishers whoContinue reading “7 African Publishers That Give New Authors Platform To Showcase Their Talents”

Building Author Profiles That Surpass Selling To Friends and Family How does an author go about convincing a reader to buy a book, even though it doesn’t carry the Big Publishers stamp of approval? How does a self-published author convince readers that the book may be an independent brand, but the content is just asContinue reading “Sympathy Buying v/s Author Marketing Groundwork”

A Potrait of a Vicious Cycle of Abuse and Neglect He draws a deep breath, lets go of the door handle and steps towards me. I cringe, because I know what comes next.“Kahle kahle who do you think you are, mara wena?” he roars. “Queen Elizabeth? Futhi are you ever gonna tell me whose childContinue reading “Be In My Shoes”