Margie Orford – The Johannesburg Review of Books

‘What happens when you have a crime committed against a person that never ever comes to an end?’—Margie Orford talks to Jennifer Malec about her new novel The Eye of the Beholder

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec sat down with Margie Orford to talk about the challenges of writing about sexual violence, the politics…

[Sampler issue] ‘She wasn’t listening this time. She wasn’t stopping. This time she was running.’—Read an excerpt from a work in progress by Margie Orford

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020Margie OrfordLeave a Comment

The JRB presents an excerpt from The Last Weekend, the working title of a novel in progress by Editorial Advisory…

The PEN International Women’s Manifesto: ‘The act of silencing a person is to deny their existence. It is a kind of death’

March 5, 2018March 8, 2018Margie Orford3 Comments

Margie Orford, President Emerita of PEN South Africa and board member of PEN International, on the PEN International Women’s Manifesto,…