My First Time, An Anthology

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Available on Amazon

Let me start out by telling you about my latest ebook release. Not just mine though...

On the 23rd December, World Reader published  the ebook version of My First Time, an anthology edited by Jen Thorpe and to which I contributed an essay.

The anthology is a collection of true stories to tell girls that whatever they are embarassed, scared or excited about, they are not alone.

World Reader calls the anthology "the magic of self-discovery and the exploitation of innocence."

My First Time was initially published in print by Modjadji Books in 2012. Worldreader presents this e-book in a new series showcasing fiction and nonfiction from Sub-Saharan Africa.

You can read my essay, The First Time I Experienced Sexual Harassment, in an excerpt on Google Books. Buy the ebook on Amazon. You can also read more about this not-for-profit social enterprise at worldreader.org.

And ja, I know I should have mentioned the ebook release earlier. But the publishers caught me left-footed and I just saw it there on Amazon the other day. It happens....

Launch of BusyAuthors.com - The authors among us will be happy to hear that Jennifer Mattern at Indiewriters.com has launched BusyAuthors.com, a book marketing resource for busy authors.

Learn more about the resource here.

A Is For Anthologies & Amazon Widgets

Buy the book and support Short Story Day Africa

Even though this post is part of the VA Blogging Challenge, the content is basically my general news - a glimpse of my writing life and stuff that I come across/use/interests me/influence my writing/I want to promote.


A is for Anthologies

So. Today my blogging friend Tiah sent me an email to announce that they had finally launched Rapunzel is Dead, an anthology of 17 short stories by the young participants of Short Story Day Africa 2013. Contributors for this anthology were within the 9-12 age group.

I was priviledged enough to be one of the judges of the competition, so I'm thrilled to see the result of their labour. Congratulations!

The ebook is available on Amazon for $2.99 or, you can set your own price on Smashwords.  Setting your own price means you can ask for the book for $0.00 (free). But if you do pay something, the proceeds will help fund Short Story Day Africa 2014.