First published in 1985, this book collects material from the journal that began its life in 1971; and which has features Achebe and Gordimer amongst others. BNS, 192pp, NIGERIA. FOURTH DIMENSION PUBLISHING CO.LTD, 9781561815

Collection of love stories from African women, combining the quiet confidence of established and award winning writers with the tentativeness and originality of budding writers from Africa and the African Diaspora. The love theme is aimed at debunking the myth that African women are poor and helpless victims whilst showing their strength, complexity and diversity. The stories deal with a range of challenging themes including taboo subjects such as homosexuality, domestic violence, female circumcision, ageism amongst others to produce a melting pot of narratives from interesting and informed perspectives. Contributors include Sindiwe Magona and Antjie Krog from South Africa, Veronique Tadjo from Cote d'Ivoire, Leila Aboulela from the Sudan, Tess Onwueme, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sarah Manyika, Sefi Atta and Helen Oyeyemi from Nigeria, Amma Darko and Yaba Badoe from Ghana, Wangui wa Goro from Kenya, and Doreen Baingana from Uganda. Includes the winning story in the 2007 Caine Prize for African Writing Monica Arac de Nyeko's 'Jambula Tree'. 249pp, UK. AYEBIA.

'There is indeed wonderful writing in this collection.' - New York Times Literary Supplement

Authors include Ousmane, Achebe, Ngugi, Gordimer, Essop, Marechera, Head. 159 pp. African Writers Series, 0435905368

1985 Paperback

A collection of 34 stories by Africa's most innovative writers. Foreworded by Chinua Achebe. 375pp, UK. ANCHOR BOOKS, 0385722400

An exciting original anthology of new writing in English from writers born in Africa or of African parentage. Stories from emerging voices including previous Caine prize winners, Binyavanga Wainana, Segun Afolabli and Brian Chikwava; writers who have since secured book deals, like Sefi Atta, and others whose work has won awards and is found regularly in national and international anthologies such as Biram Mboob, Shereen Pandit, and Mamle Kabu. The anthology is diverse thematically, covering almost all the major contemporary African issues such as AIDS, migration (both within and outside of the continent), land issues and identity. Gloss, 319pp, SOUTH AFRICA. PICADOR AFRICA.

A collection of short stories and poems by twelve young, or previously unpublished writers from Ghana. Typical subjects of the pieces are AIDS in the context of love, friendship, guilt, sex and beliefs. BNS, 101pp, GHANA. WOELI PUBLISHING SERVICES.

Three short stories by Seydi Sow, Florent Couao_Zotti and Abdourahman Ali Waberi providing a taste of contemporary Francophone African writing. 42pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS. 0797423060

A variety of author are represented in this new collection of stories from Francophone countries in Africa. Topics addressed in these short stories include a nostalgia for childhood, relations between men and women, political problems and the African diaspora in France. The sixteen contributing authors are Abdourahman Waberi, Veronique Tadjo, Tierno Monenembo, Nimrod, Kangni Alem, Koffi Kwahule, Caya Makehele, Michele Rakotoson, Jean Luc Raharimanana, Patrice Nganang, Kossi Efoui, Benjamin Sehene, Nathalie Etoke, and Bessora. xvii, 150pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS, 0803278101

2004 9966340858 Paperback

An anthology of post colonial writing, a companion to UNWINDING THREADS, her earlier collection. Tales of love, death, children, politics, careers, husbands, food, war, and tradition. Map, 220pp, African Writers Series, 0435906739

An anthology which displays the variety, talent and scope of contemporary African writing. The collection includes stories in English and translations from French. Authors include Gordimer, Couto, Gurnah, Djebar, Okri, Maja-Pearce and Kojo Laing. 200 pp. UK. Heinemann African Writers Series.

A collection of short stories and poems exploring love, sexuality, stigma and loss as AIDS ravages Southern Africa. The stories serve in part as a response to technical and academic writing on the pandemic, which often ignores the lives of the people affected. includes stories by Achmat Dangor, Ingrid de Kok, Sindiwe Magona, Antjie Krog, Dambudzo Marechera, Clement Mapfumo Chihota, Phaswane Mpe, and Puseletso Mompei. 191pp, SOUTH AFRICA. KWELA BOOKS, 0795701845

An anthology of short stories selected by Yvonne Vera, bringing together stories by talented writers from different parts of Africa. They act as witnesses to the dramas of private and public life and challenge contemporary attitudes and behaviour. Authors are Ama Ata Aidoo, Melissa Tandiwe Myambo, Norma Kitson, Veronique Tadjo, Leila Aboulela, Farida Karodia, Ifeoma Okoye, Lilia Momple, Chiedza Musengezi, Monde Sifuniso, Gugu Ndlovu, Anna Dao and Milly Jafta. Lindsay Collen, Sindiwe Magona. 186pp, UK. HEINEMANN AFRICAN WRITERS SERIES.

A collection of short stories by the distinctive American writer. Titles of the stories include A Judas Memoir, An African Story and Disheveled Nymphs. 271pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS.

A collection of new fiction from African writers living outside the continent exploring themes of identity, exile and borders. The writers come from countries as diverse as Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania and the Sudan. 212pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP/NEW AFRICA BOOKS, 0864866089

An anthology of twenty one short stories by a variety of writers including Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Es'kia Mphahlele, Njabulo Ndebele, Paul Theroux, John Updike, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Woody Allen. The stories describe a range of human experience and emotion and have been donated by the authors. All the proceeds from the sale of this anthology go to Treatment Action Campaign, a South African AIDS charity. x, 305pp, UK. BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC, 0747574308

A selection of short stories by African writers providing a rich overview of the continent's literary talents. Includes stories by Chinua Achebe, Bessie Head, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Ben Okri, Wole Soyinka, Ken Saro Wiwa, Amos Tutuola, Camara Laye, Sembene Ousmane, Luis Bernardo Honwana, Tayeb Salih, Es'kia Mphahlele, Grace Ogot, Ama Ata Aidoo, Similih M. Cordor, Rene Philombe, Tijan M. Sallah, Don Mattera, Yvonne Vera, Veronique Tadjo, Alexander Kanengoni, Mzamane Nhlapoy, Steve Chimombo, Sindiwe Magona, Nuruddin Farah, Mandla Langa. Includes brief biographies of each author. xxii, 375pp, UK. CANONGATE.