what it’s all about

 

On Wednesday 20 June revel in Short Story Day South – a celebration of prose’s short-yet-perfectly-crafted form! Short Story Day South is a participation driven initiative and will culminate of a series of events all over Southern Africa, offering a variety of stories, old and new, to be read, listened to and enjoyed.

The concept, celebrating the short story on the shortest day of the year, is borrowed from the pilot project, National Short Story Day (www.nationalshortstoryday.co.uk ), which launched in the UK in October 2010 and concluded on 21st December (their shortest day). The project grew organically using social networking tools (Facebook and Twitter) and was a great success. With your participation and help, Short Story Day South was launched on 21st June 2011. Events were held around South Africa and online. This year, we hope you make it bigger.