I am allowed one lookie-me moment per year

January 15th, 2010|Blog|

If I had known I’d be seeing six of my words in typesetted/isbn-ed glory, I would have put a bit more pith into them.
Though still, freaking yay! And they send you your very own contributor’s copy. I’ve got nothing but heart for Smith Magazine and HarperCollins.

About the Author: saaleha

I am a writer and photographer (look up my work on www.shootcake.com) based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have an MA in Creative Writing from the university currently known as Rhodes. My writing accolades include winning the 2014 Writivism Short Story Prize and the 2020 Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize for my debut collection, Zikr.

10 Comments

Azra January 19, 2010 at 11:02 am - Reply

Great Stuffs 😀 Congrats 🙂 I can’t remember if I told you this on facebook or not – I’m retarded like that.
Aasia January 18, 2010 at 10:03 am - Reply

woop woop. Go Saaleha
mash January 15, 2010 at 10:26 pm - Reply

nice one Saaleha
Fatima January 15, 2010 at 10:06 pm - Reply

Well done Saaleha!
You’re right on the top of the page, nogal 🙂

Hey enjoy your trip 🙂
How long are you going for?
- saaleha January 15, 2010 at 10:16 pm - Reply
  
  haha:)
  
  Just about four months.
  - Fatima January 17, 2010 at 12:41 am - Reply
    
    Ah so we’ll be returning to SA around the same time … give or take 😉 Have fun my dearie….
shafs January 15, 2010 at 6:17 pm - Reply

OMW 🙂 Congrats! I remember that line, and remember thinking a whole stream of images on that… Lovely!
- saaleha January 15, 2010 at 10:15 pm - Reply
  
  If I recall correctly, I think you put us on to Smith Mag?
  🙂
bb_aisha January 15, 2010 at 6:13 pm - Reply

How awesome. Congrats Saals.
So when do you arrive here?
- saaleha January 15, 2010 at 6:17 pm - Reply
  
  Thanks BB:) We’re flying out on Jan 25. Popping you some mail now.