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Nineveh part of "exceptional harvest"


2012-01-23
Jane Rosenthal of the Mail & Guardian lists Nineveh as one of the books of 2011.
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Nineveh: collected reviews


2012-01-04
A roundup of all the reviews of Nineveh.
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Nineveh reviewed on FMR Book Choice


2012-01-03
Liesl Jobson finds the novel "fascinating", "exquisite".
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Writers' Praise for Nineveh


2011-12-27
Neel Mukherjee and Steven Amsterdam respond to Nineveh.
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End-of-year book lists


2011-12-22
I've been asked to contribute to several best-books-of-the-year lists. Here are my recommendations.
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'Puff Adder' - a short short story


2011-11-24
Read a new mini story commissioned by Elle Magazine.
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Nineveh review in Die Burger


2011-11-23
Read a short Nineveh review in Die Burger (Afrik).
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Nineveh and Homing eBooks


2011-11-23
My books 'Homing' and 'Nineveh' are now both available on Kindle and eBook.
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GIPCA Fellowship


2011-11-17
In Feb 2012 I'll be taking up a Donald Gordon Creative Arts Fellowship at the University of Cape Town.
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Nineveh: the first chapter


2011-11-11
The first chapter of Nineveh, 'Swarm', is now available online.
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Nineveh at Fish Hoek Library


2011-10-27
I'm talking about my novel Nineveh tomorrow at 10 am at Fish Hoek Library.
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011


2011-10-17
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011, edited by Dave Eggers, is out. My story 'Homing' is in it.
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Nineveh is 'relentless and perfect'


2011-10-11
Jane Rosenthal reviews Nineveh for the Mail and Guardian.
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Granta Book of the African Short Story is here


2011-10-01
The Granta Book of the African Short Story, edited by Helon Habila, is out. My story Promenade is included.
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Novel Sounds a hit


2011-09-30
David Versteeg of SLiPnet enthuses about last week's Novel Sounds event at the Open Book Festival.
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Nineveh launch at Iziko Whale Well: photos


2011-09-25
Litnet reports from the Nineveh launch at the Iziko Whale Well in Cape Town.
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New reviews for Nineveh


2011-09-25
Reviews of Nineveh recently appeared in the Cape Times, the Sunday Independent and the Witness.
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Open Book Festival appearances


2011-09-12
I'll be taking part in several events at the upcoming Open Book Festival - including a Cape Town launch for Nineveh.
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Nineveh review in YOU


2011-09-07
Read a review of Nineveh by Willem Moller in YOU Magazine
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Excerpts from Nineveh online


2011-09-07
Two excerpts from Nineveh have been published online. Find them here.
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M&G Lit Fest this weekend


2011-09-03
I'll be appearing at the Mail & Guardian Literature Festival in Johannesburg this weekend.
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Nineveh coming to Joburg


2011-08-30
Love Books in Melville will launch Nineveh on the 5th September.
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Nineveh launched at Kalk Bay Books


2011-08-24
Kalk Bay Books gave Nineveh a rousing launch on Fri 26 August.
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Diane Awerbuck reviews Nineveh


2011-08-24
Read a review of Nineveh by Diane Awerbuck in TimesLIVE.
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Nineveh launches in CT, Joburg - updated


2011-08-23
I'll be talking about my new novel Nineveh over the coming weeks at venues in Cape Town and Joburg.
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Nineveh at Wynberg Library


2011-08-16
I'll be talking about my new novel, Nineveh, at Wynberg Library in Cape Town on 17th Aug 2011, 6pm.
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Win a copy of Nineveh


2011-08-14
Umuzi Books are giving away a hamper of books, including my new novel Nineveh.
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Nineveh: first review


2011-08-11
Read a review of Ninevehby Jonathan Amid at SLipNet.
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Nineveh due out in August


2011-07-28
My new novel, Nineveh, is due out from Random House Struik in August.
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Nineveh: the cover!


2011-07-06
Henrietta Rose-Innes's new novel, Nineveh, features a striking cover by Michiel Botha. Nineveh is due out in August 2011.
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Launch of Diane Awerbuck's Cabin Fever


2011-07-05
Awerbuck will chat about her new collection with Henrietta Rose-Innes at the Book Lounge and Kalk Bay Books, 7 & 8 July.
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Short Story Day South


2011-06-16
Celebrate Short Story Day South, June 21, with events at The Book Lounge and Die Boekehuis.
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SLiPnet reviews Homing


2011-06-07
Craig McKenzie reviews Homing at SLiPnet.
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Great line-up for Open Book Festival


2011-05-29
First ever Open Book Festival, Cape Town 21-25 Sept, features prominent international authors.
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Granta book of African Short Story due in September


2011-05-25
Rose-Innes is one of the writers included in The Granta Book of the African Short Story, due out in September 2011.
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Matt Bell reviews Homing


2011-05-17
Matt Bell reviews Henrietta Rose-Innes's story 'Homing'.
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Great Texts, Big Questions


2011-04-23
Rose-Innes, Kozain and Baderoon take part in the GIPCA Great Texts / Big Questions lecture series on 5 May.
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Franschhoek Festival coming in May


2011-04-06
Henrietta Rose-Innes will be at the Franschhoek Festival in May 2011.
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Two new reviews for Homing


2011-03-10
Read two new reviews for Henrietta Rose-Innes's collection of short stories, Homing.
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Artist in residence at Caldera, Portland


2011-01-19
Henrietta Rose-Innes will be an artist in residence at the Caldera Arts Center in Oregon, USA in February.
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Lauri Kubuitsile reviews Homing


2011-01-19
Botswanan writer Lauri Kubuitsile reviews Homing on her blog, Thoughts from Botswana.
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Photos from "A Celebration of Contemporary African Fiction"


2011-01-18
See pictures from the launch of AGNI Magazine's Portfolio of African Fiction in Boston on 10 Nov 2010.
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Homing features in "Top Ten Reads"


2010-12-23
Homing has been named one of Janet van Eeden's "Top 10 Literary Reads of the Year."
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Homing makes the 'best of the summer' list


2010-11-29
Homing features in Jane Rosenthal's "best of the summer words" list in the Mail and Guardian.
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Review of Homing in Die Burger


2010-11-06
Joan Hambidge reviews Homing for Die Burger newspaper (Afrikaans)
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Three new reviews for Homing


2010-10-28
Read a review by Arja Salafranca in the Star, and two blog reviews.
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Homing: review and interview on Litnet


2010-10-13
Read a review of Homing and an interview with Henrietta Rose-Innes on Litnet.
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Homing: roundup of early reviews


2010-09-18
Homing, Henrietta Rose-Innes's first short story collection, has been given a warm reception.
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Authors for Peace: 21 September


2010-09-18
A 24-hour, live, online reading involving authors from around the world will take place on World Peace Day - 21 September.
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Review of Home Away


2010-09-05
Read a review of Home Away by Maureen Isaacson in the Sunday Independent.
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Women's Words: African Worlds


2010-09-05
Read a report on the recent conference, "Women's Words: African Worlds", held in Johannesburg.
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First press comes in for Homing


2010-08-30
Henrietta talks about her latest publication, Homing, in the South African Sunday Times and Citizen.
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Homing launched at Love Books


2010-08-29
Henrietta's new collection of short stories, Homing, was warmly received at Love Books in Jo'burg.
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Henrietta is reading Gogol


2010-08-28
Henrietta talks about the book she's reading at the moment for the South African Times newspaper.
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Homecoming: Henrietta Rose-Innes writes for Granta


2010-08-05
A new short non-fiction piece is featured in Granta online.
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Short story discussion at the CTBF


2010-08-03
Henrietta Rose-Innes appeared on a panel discussing the short story at the Cape Town Book Fair.
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In conversation with Ariel Dorfman


2010-07-26
Dorfman discussed reconciliation with SA authors Rose-Innes, Niq Mhlongo, Kevin Bloom and Thando Mgqolozana.
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Sold-out launch of Homing


2010-07-20
The launch of Homing last week at Cape Town's Book Lounge was a resounding success.
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Homing launch: Kalk Bay Books


2010-07-16
Henrietta will chat with writer and journalist Jacqui l'Ange at the second launch of "Homing" at Kalk Bay Books.
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Read a story from Homing


2010-07-07
Read "The Boulder" from Henrietta Rose-Innes's new collection Homing.
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Homing launched next week!


2010-07-01
Henrietta's short stories will be launched 15 July at the Book Lounge, Cape Town, and at Kalk Bay Books on 21 July.
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Norwich Worlds Festival 2010: reports and pictures


2010-07-01
South African and Autralian authors starred at the Norwich Worlds Festival 2010.
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South African writers in the Independent


2010-04-25
Andrew van der Vlies writes about the state of the SA literary scene in an article featuring Rose-Innes and many others.
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LBF World Cup event goes ahead despite volcano


2010-04-21
"Goal! Match! Victory! Freedom!": this London Book Fair event will go ahead with a changed line-up.
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Read an extract from Home Away


2010-04-13
Read the first page of Henrietta's story, set in the ancient Peruvian city of Chan Chan.
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Rose-Innes, Chikwava talk at Travel Bookshop


2010-04-12
Henrietta Rose-Innes appears with Zimbabwean writer Brian Chikwava at London's Travel Bookshop.
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Willesden short stories out now


2010-04-11
Rose-Innes's "Falling" is a Willesden Prize runner-up. Read the prize stories in New Short Stories 4.
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'Homing' coming soon


2010-03-30
A new collection of Henrietta's short stories, Homing, will be published by Umuzi in July.
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Meet writers at Read SA event in London


2010-03-25
Join Henrietta and other SA writers at the Read SA "Meet the Writers" event in London on 22 April.
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SA writers at London Book Fair


2010-03-24
Henrietta Rose-Innes is part of the delegation of South African writers attending the London Book Fair, 19-21 April 2010.
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SpeakSA: Bloggers for a free press


2010-03-24
The Blog for a Free Press campaign takes place today across the web.
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World Cup stories in German


2010-03-16
Elf, a German anthology timed for the World Cup, features 12 football stories by local authors.
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Willesden Prize announced in April


2010-03-13
The winner of the Willesden short story prize will be announced on 10 April, at the launch of New Short Stories 4.
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One World video promo


2010-02-08
Watch a promo for the One World anthology, including stories by Rose-Innes, Ngozi Adichie and Lahiri.
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Work in Progress reviewed in Sunday Independent


2010-02-01
Read a review of the Caine Prize anthology Work in Progress in the Sunday Independent.
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Rose-Innes on Willesden shortlist


2010-01-26
"Falling" has made the shortlist of the Willesden Herald short story competition.
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Home Away coming soon


2010-01-13

Home Away - 24 stories by SA writers, set in different cities at different hours of the day - comes out in April.


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'Poison' appears in Arabic


2010-01-06
Rose-Innes's story 'Poison' has been translated into Arabic for the Albawtaka Review.
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Praise for Work in Progress


2009-12-18
Jane Rosenthal praises Work in Progress in the December issue of the Mail and Guardian.
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SA sci-fi in Locus magazine


2009-12-03
Rose-Innes, Beukes and many others mentioned in overview of South African Sci-Fi in Locus Magazine.
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Review of Touch


2009-12-01
Read a review of the short story anthology Touch in the Witness newspaper.
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Calvinia Boekehuis residency


2009-11-29
Rose-Innes recently completed a two-week residency at the historic Boekehuis in the Karoo town of Calvinia.
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Caine Prize anthology launched


2009-10-30
Ten Years of the Caine Prize launches in SA with readings by Rose-Innes and Mary Watson, introduced by Coovadia.
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Bloody Parchment podcast


2009-10-28
Watch podcasts of the recent Bloody Parchment horror-story readings.
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Financial Times reviews Caine Prize anthology


2009-10-22
Read a brief review of Ten Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing in the Financial Times.
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Caine Prize winners to launch anthology


2009-10-20
Join Henrietta Rose-Innes & Mary Watson in conversation with Imraan Coovadia to launch Ten Years of the Caine Prize.
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Bloody Parchment - tales of horror


2009-10-15
Join well-known and upcoming authors for a night of spine-chilling Halloween tales.
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Interview in Pambazuka News


2009-09-21
Read a June 2009 interview in Pambazuka News.
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Ten Years of The Caine Prize


2009-08-24
New anthology includes all the winning stories since the prize's inception, plus stories by Okri, Gordimer and Coetzee.
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Work in Progress


2009-08-23
Read Henrietta Rose-Innes's title story from the 2009 Caine Prize anthology, Work in Prgress.
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Interview with Uche Peter Umez


2009-08-23
Read an interview with Henrietta Rose-Innes on Nigerian news site 234next.com.
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Back to the DEEP at Kalk Bay Books


2009-08-18
DEEP returns to Kalk Bay Books: Tania van Schalkwyk reads from Hyphen, with Rose-Innes and others in support.
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2009 Caine Prize anthology, Work in Progress, arrives


2009-08-14
The annual Caine Prize collection, with a title story by Henrietta Rose-Innes, has been published by New Internationalist and Jacana.
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Text on display at DEEP


2009-08-12
A short text from Shark's Egg was displayed as part of the recent DEEP exhibition at the Cape Town Aquarium.
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Sunday Times Literary Prizes announced


2009-08-03
South Africa's premier literary prizes were awarded at a festive ceremony in Johannesburg.
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DEEP delights at aquarium


2009-08-02
Videos and photos from the DEEP poetry launch and multimedia exhibition at the Two Oceans Aquarium.
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The Sunday Times judging panel


2009-07-27
Henrietta Rose-Innes is one of the judges in the 2009 Sunday Times Fiction Prize, South Africa's richest literary award.
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DEEP: A Night of Creative Currents


2009-07-08
Henrietta will read at the "DEEP" multimedia event at Cape Town's Two Oceans Aquarium, 30 July.
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Touch launch at Book Lounge


2009-06-19
Ten writers read from their stories at the second launch of Touch at Cape Town's The Book Lounge.
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Video of CTBF Touch launch


2009-06-14
Watch Henrietta Rose-Innes and others read at the launch of Touch at the Cape Town Book Fair.
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Interview in Pambazuka News


2009-06-13
Read an interview with Henrietta Rose-Innes in Pambazuka News.
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Rose-Innes, Brink, Vladislavic & Achmat at CTBF


2009-06-11
Zackie Achmat, André Brink, Henrietta Rose-Innes & Ivan Vladislavic will read at the Cape Town Book Fair.
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Editing forum at CTBF


2009-06-11
On Sunday at the Cape Town International Book Fair, Henrietta will be on a panel on the role of the fiction editor.
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Sunday Times shortlist announced


2009-06-03
The 2009 Sunday Times Fiction Prize shortlist has just been announced. Henrietta Rose-Innes is one of the judges.
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African edition for Jambula Tree


2009-05-22
Jambula Tree has been brought out in a new African edition by Nigerian publisher Cassava Republic.
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A-Z of African Writers launched


2009-05-20
200 writers feature in this comprehensive new reference book from Shuter & Shooter, compiled by Robin Malan.
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New story in Touch


2009-05-18
Henrietta Rose-Innes's story "Promenade" will be included in Zebra Press's new anthology, Touch.
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Franschhoek Literary Festival


2009-05-08
Henrietta Rose-Innes will be speaking on several panels at the Franschhoek Literary Festival, 15-17 May.
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Caine workshop in Accra


2009-05-03
The Caine Prize Workshop for African Writers took place in April / May in Accra, Ghana.
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Pictures from the Caine


2009-05-02
Henrietta Rose-Innes, Brian James and Blessing Musariri suspended above the earth!
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Another Caine Workshop picture


2009-05-02
Blessing Musariri and Alba Kunadu Sumprim pictured at the 2009 Caine Prize Workshop in Accra, Ghana.
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One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories


2009-04-03
Henrietta's story "Porcelain" has been republished in a new collection of international writing, One World.
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Dream Homes - stories in German


2008-10-30
Dream Homes, a new collection of Henrietta Rose-Innes stories translated into German, has been published in Stuttgart.
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