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StoryTime is a micro African press dedicated to publishing short fiction by emerging and established African writers.

Formed in 2007 in response to the deficit of African literary magazines we started publishing a weekly literary magazine online called StoryTime from June 2007 to June 2012.

In 2010 we published our first annual anthology African Roar.

At present we are solely focused on our anthologies and will not respond to unsolicited submissions.

Please direct all inquiries to: storytime.publishing(at)gmail.com

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ZamaShort#1 Piss Corpse by Muthi Nhlema AfroSFv3 Ed. Ivor W. Hartmann AfroSFv2 Ed. Ivor W. Hartmann African Roar 2014 Ed. Ivor W. Hartmann AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers Ed. Ivor W. Hartmann African Roar 2013. Ed. Emmanuel Sigauke. African Roar 2012 Ed. Emmanuel Sigauke and Ivor W. Hartmann African Roar 2011 Ed. Emmanuel Sigauke and Ivor W. Hartmann African Roar: An eclectic anthology of African Authors Ed. Emmanuel Sigauke and Ivor W. Hartmann StoryTime


21 March 2025

 ZamaShort #1 Piss Corpse by Muthi Nhlema

Ebook Cover Reveal.
Pre-orders available, see links below.
Ebook release: 1/05/2025.
 
ZamaShort #1 Piss Corpse by Muthi Nhlema Cover

Meet Charlotte, Peace Corps volunteer fresh off the plane from Iowa to Malawi and teaching English at a local school. Loaded with hilarious preconceptions as an American, feminist, and agnostic, she expected an adventure — just not one where trousers mean pants and white privilege feels like the punchline of a bad joke. With the help of her spirited chaperone, Malawian Mbumba, Charlotte is ushered into a culture clash more like a train smash and has never felt more alive.
 
When Muthi Nhlema isn't managing a non-profit or trying to understand his 12-year-old son's obsession with anime. He is a Malawian writer best known for his adventures (and misadventures) in African speculative fiction. This story was written during his stay in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
 
'Piss Corpse' was selected to be the debut short story of the ZamaShort imprint series of single short stories. ZamaShort is solely focused on the amazing powerhouse that is the short story, giving each short story its own publication so that it may be read and enjoyed and savoured fully as a stand-alone publication. As per the StoryTime Publishing mandate initialised in 2007, with ZamaShort will continue to champion and add to the ever-growing canon of African literature excellence and diversity.

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