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Kerry Hammerton is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Reading is her first passion although writing poetry is a close second. She has published poetry and prose in South African and international literary journals and anthologies, most recently Hallelujah for 50ft Women (Bloodaxe Books: 2015), and Cutting Carrots the Wrong Way (Uhlanga Press: 2017) and Tiger (Karavan Press; 2023). She has four poetry collections: These are the lies I told you (Modjaji 2010), The Weather Report (2014), Secret Keeper (Modjaji 2018) and afterwards (Karavan Press 2023). Kerry edits In Other Stories (Karavan Press) an anthology of flash fiction and creative non-fiction, first published in 2024.

Kerry has an MA in Creative Writing (with distinction) from Rhodes ...more

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	Living While Feminist by Jen Thorpe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kerry Hammerton (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2020 — 4 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
	Hallelujah for 50ft Women: poems about women's relationship to their bodies by The Raving Beauties (Editor), Kerry Hammerton (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	In Other Stories by Kerry Hammerton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen Peter Symons (Goodreads Author) 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2024	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
	In Other Stories 2025 by Kerry Hammerton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rachel May Ferriman (Goodreads Author), Sarah Buchner 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2025	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
	Secret Keeper 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Afterwards 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2023	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
	These Are the Lies I Told You 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
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	The Weather Report it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 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

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Dear Writers (and others),

I have had the joy of selecting and editing the flash stories for the Karavan Press flash anthology In Other Stories in 2024 and 2025.

This year, 2026, I am opening up the call for flash stories to all South African writers. The deadline is only a few weeks away!

There is no theme for the submission. I love reading all the various ideas and stories that come through.

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