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Mixed Blessings by Melissa Fu
Shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 in the Life Writing category, ‘Mixed Blessings’ examines dual heritages and mixed race identity.
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Mixed Blessings by Melissa Fu
Shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 in the Life Writing category, ‘Mixed Blessings’ examines dual heritages and mixed race identity.
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Review: The Ghosts and Jamal by Bridget Blankley
Reviewed by Ore Williams Often in Young Adult (YA) novels, both physical and mental health issues can be written in a high-school or teenage-centric universe, full of boyfriend-girlfriend issues, dysfunctional or problem-ridden parent-child relationships, broken homes, and sexual abuse. So it’s refr…
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The Heavens Also Weep by Sarah Udoh-Grossfurthner
A sobering look at the effects of domestic violence on the family, The Heavens Also Weep was shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017.
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Bentong! Go Back to Bentong! by Aliyah Kim Keshani
Shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017. “We walk on wet gravel, following the silver hearse up the hill. In front of me, my eldest cousin. He rests his hand on the boot of the car, his face scrunched with tears. ‘Bentong!’ he shouts. ‘Go back to Bentong!’”
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A Zulu Warrior King Checks His Email by Glen Retief
A computer game. An ex lover. A mysterious email. A thrilling short story by Glen Retief.
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That Summer by Aileen La Tourette: second prize in the Writeabridge poetry competition 2017
That Summer won second prize in the Writeabridge poetry competition 2017. Aileen La Tourette has published two volumes of poetry with Headland, ‘Downward Mobility’ and ‘Touching Base’.
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