From KwaZulu-Natal to Oxford. James Currey Fellow Oxford Uni 2022, Charter member @AfricanSFS YA fantasy Bones & Runes, SF Soul Searching @sauutiverse He/Him
Wow! I made the cover.
Featured is my article, "There is magic in African Literature" on the speculative, fantasy, & magic I've found in our Continent's literary works and recounting my amazing experience at @UniofOxford’s @AfricanStudiesCentre as the @CurreyFor Fellow 2022. 📖
ALT The background is a closeup of the Born of Malice cover by J Edward Neill, featuring a shadowy cat. A gradient layer going from blue to purple lays over the background, and the Ruadán Books logo is centered at the bottom of the graphic. An image of Xan van Rooyen’s Born of Malice paperback is centered at the top, inviting viewers to pre-order and specifying the release date as October 2, 2026. Blurb text in the center of the graphic reads, “‘With characters you can both admire and loathe, this is a richly imagined world, and a silky-smooth narrative, barbed with ancient familial angst for good measure.—Stephen Embleton, 2024 Nommo Award Winner for Best Speculative Fiction Novel, Undulation.”
Flame Tree Publisher, Nick Wells, and Sauúti Collective co-editors, Eugen Bacon, Cheryl S. Ntumy and Stephen Embleton, are thrilled to share with you the cover of Sauúti Terrors.
@EugenBacon, @spembleton, @flametreetweet, @ALA_speculative
Our collection of Afro-centred Futurism essays is getting some well deserved acknowledgment out there 👏🏼🌟A finalist in the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards 🏆💫 including the @sauutiverse world building.