South African writer Jarred Thompson has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Afritondo Short Story prize for his…
The JRB presents new short fiction by Jerry Chiemeke. The piece is written in Warri Pidgin English, a dialect of…
The JRB presents a new short story by Fred Khumalo. ~~~ Mr Big Stuff 1. Harry is butchering Barry White’s…
The JRB presents an excerpt from Fool’s Gold: Selected Modjaji Short Stories, edited by Arja Salafranca. Since its inception in…
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing has announced its panel of judges for 2020, and a new sponsorship deal. …
Exclusive to The JRB, a new short story by Julie Nxadi. ~~~ The End of a Conversation I remember the first…
This December marked the The JRB’s thirty-second issue, the final issue of our third volume. With the new year—but not…
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim • Yewande Omotoso • Lelissa Girma • Sabata-mpho Mokae • Craig Higginson • Mphuthumi Ntabeni • Sifiso…
The JRB presents a new short story by Lelissa Girma. Middle, beginning or end There was a series of confused…
The JRB presents a new short story by Zanta Nkumane. Mad About the Boy He comes to me one night,…
