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Stephen Embleton

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Durban, South Africa

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http://stephen.embleton.co.za/

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

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Wole Soyinka, Bessie Head, Nadine Gordimer, Iain Banks, John Steinbeck ...more

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September 2016

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Stephen was born in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is now a resident in Oxford, United Kingdom, since being the 2022 James Currey Fellow at the African Studies Centre, Oxford University. His background is Graphic Design, Creative Direction and Film.

His first short story was published in 2015 in the "Imagine Africa 500" speculative fiction anthology, followed by more in the “Beneath This Skin” 2016 Edition of Aké Review, “The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story! Vol.2”, the debut edition of Enkare Review 2017, The Bloody Parchment, AfroSFv3, The Kalahari Review, Burning House Press, Omenana Magazine, and The Shallow Tales Review. He was featured in Part 11 of the 100 African Writers of SFF on Strange Horizons.

His debut speculat ...more

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Stephen Represented by the Elise Dillsworth Literary Agency

I’m happy to announce I am being represented by the Elise Dillsworth Literary Agency, in particular for my current novel in progress (nearly there!).

Having an agent who believes in my writing means a lot, and I’m grateful to Elise for the opportunity. 🙏🏼

We keep on writing!

Stephen's Literary Agent:

Elise Dillsworth - elise@elisedillsworthagency.com

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	AfroSFv3 by Ivor W. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), T.L. Huchu, Cristy Zinn (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul Searching 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imagine Africa 500 by Billy Kahora (Editor), Shadreck Chikoti (Editor), Bertan Selim (Foreword) 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MOTHERSOUND: The Sauútiverse Anthology by Wole Talabi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author), Tobias S. Buckell (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bloody Parchment: Remains of an Old World by Nerine Dorman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brett Rex Bruton (Goodreads Author), Janine Milne 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bones and Runes really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The James Currey Anthology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sauúti Terrors by Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cheryl S. Ntumy (Editor), Stephen Embleton (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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