Award-winning Fiction

Sarah Isaacs
2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa Dialogues 

Remaining Conscious Amidst Surrender: A Dialogue with Sarah Isaacs

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REMAINING CONSCIOUS AMIDST SURRENDER A DIALOGUE WITH SARAH ISAACS Sarah Isaacs is a writer and visual storyteller based in Cape

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Hamza Koudri
2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa Dialogues 

Making Peace with Our Past: A Dialogue with Hamza Koudri

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MAKING PEACE WITH OUR PAST A DIALOGUE WITH HAMZA KOUDRI Hamza Koudri has an MA in English Literature and Civilization

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Marina Auer © Hayley Walker Photography
2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa Dialogues 

The Right-Brain’s Revolt: A Dialogue with Marina Auer

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THE RIGHT-BRAIN’S REVOLT A DIALOGUE WITH MARINA AUER Marina Auer is a doctor based in Durban, South Africa. She is

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Doreen Anyango
2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa Dialogues 

Prioritising Silence and Embracing Evolution: A Dialogue with Doreen Anyango

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PRIORITISING SILENCE AND EMBRACING EVOLUTION A DIALOGUE WITH DOREEN ANYANGO Doreen Anyango is a Ugandan fiction writer, scriptwriter, and biotechnologist.

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Joyce Odera Nwankwo
2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa Dialogues 

Collecting Little Pieces through Observation: A Dialogue with Joyce Odera Nwankwo

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COLLECTING LITTLE PIECES THROUGH OBSERVATION A DIALOGUE WITH JOYCE ODERA NWANKWO Joyce was born in Cameroon. She developed a love

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Island Prize 2021-2022
2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa Dialogues 

2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa: Conversations with Shortlisted Writers and Winner

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2021-2022 ISLAND PRIZE FOR A DEBUT NOVEL FROM AFRICA CONVERSATIONS WITH SHORTLISTED WRITERS AND WINNER In his introduction to The

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Ntsika Kota
2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Dialogues 

Finding Humanity in the Monstrous: A Dialogue with Ntsika Kota

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FINDING HUMANITY IN THE MONSTROUS A DIALOGUE WITH NTSIKA KOTA Born in Mbabane, Eswatini, Ntsika Kota is a chemist by

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Mubanga Kalimamukwento
2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Dialogues 

An Intimacy Between Strangers: A Dialogue with Mubanga Kalimamukwento

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AN INTIMACY BETWEEN STRANGERS A DIALOGUE WITH MUBANGA KALIMAMUKWENTO Mubanga is a Zambian storyteller. Her first novel, The Mourning Bird

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Jenny Robson
2021 Kendeka Prize for African Literature Dialogues 

Resisting Social Hierarchies: A Dialogue with Jenny Robson

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RESISTING SOCIAL HIERARCHIES A DIALOGUE WITH JENNY ROBSON Jenny Robson was born in South Africa in 1952, but has lived

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Fatima Okhuosami
2021 Kendeka Prize for African Literature Dialogues 

A Forbidden Field: A Dialogue with Fatima Okhuosami

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A FORBIDDEN FIELD A DIALOGUE WITH FATIMA OKHUOSAMI Fatima Okhuosami is a pharmacist and avid consumer of literature and global

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