After the success of Tiger: Karavan Stories 2023, Temperature: Karavan Stories 2024 and Secrets: Karavan Stories 2025 be part of the fourth Karavan Stories anthology! We will meet again for a writing workshop at the end of March and together analyse what makes a good short story, read examples, go through a few writing exercises, begin exploring ideas for new stories and in the following months write, edit and compile an anthology of stories which will be published by Karavan Press.
WORKSHOP DATE: Saturday, 21 March 2026, 9:00 – 15:00
VENUE: 6 Banksia Road, Rosebank, 7700 Cape Town
PUBLICATION DATE: End of 2026
FEE: R3 900
Includes: workshop, catering during the day of the workshop, guidance and feedback, editing, proofreading, 5 copies of the anthology and the option to submit your next manuscript to Karavan Press.
Maximum number of participants: 16 (ONLY 7 SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE, book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment).
To book your spot, contact Karina: Karavan Stories 2026
FACILITATOR / EDITOR:
Karina M. Szczurek is the author and (co)editor of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. She won the MML Literature Award in the Category English Drama in 2012, received the Thomas Pringle Award for a portfolio of ad hoc reviews from the English Academy of Southern Africa in 2018, the HSS Award for Best Fiction Edited Volume in 2024 and the CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa in 2025. She is a board member of Short Story Day Africa. In 2019, she founded Karavan Press, an independent publishing house, and a year later, established the Philida Literary Award.
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