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Riley Herbert-Henry @RileyHHWrites

Reader, Writer, Editor

Joined October 2024
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
Holland House Books
@HhouseBooks
6 May 2025
Pleased & proud to announce .... #shortlist #theislandprize #africanauthors #africanwriting #writing #islandprize2025
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
Holland House Books
@HhouseBooks
18 Apr 2025
Excerpt chosen by Karen Jennings from our latest title Braids & Migraines by Andile Cele. Yes, we will keep doing this until you buy this beautiful book (which is out NOW). šŸ˜Š #books #booklaunch #newtitles #outnow #buynow #newnovel #theislandprize
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
Holland House Books
@HhouseBooks
17 Apr 2025
Out today: hhousebooks.com/books/braidsā€¦ #newtitles #outnow #books #publishing #reading
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
Isele Magazine@IseleMagazine
16 Apr 2025
We are delighted to present the category longlists for the 2025 Isele Prizes. Click the link below to find out more about the works and the writers. Congratulations to them all! iselemagazine.com/2025/04/16ā€¦

The Isele Prizes 2025: Announcing theĀ Longlists

We are delighted to present the category longlists for the 2025 Isele Prizes. A total of thirty works, ten per category, were chosen by our in-house judges. These lists highlight the best of the stā€¦

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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
The Booker Prizes@TheBookerPrizes
8 Apr 2025
Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 shortlist. Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
BRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper
7 Apr 2025
BLACK ORPHEUS, a landmark journal of African and Afro-American literature, is now online thanks to @OlongoAfrica and @StartArchiving Featuring work by CĆ©saire, Senghor, Okigbo, and more, itā€™s a big step in preserving African literary history. More herešŸ‘‡ brittlepaper.com/2025/04/blaā€¦

Black Orpheus Journal Now Publicly Available as a Digital Archive

Black Orpheus: A Journal of African and Afro-American Literature, a major literary journal based in Nigeria, is now available to peruse online, thanks to the digitizing efforts of OlongoAfrica, a new...

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BRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper
4 Apr 2025
Today's short story is "This is Us" by Riley Herbert-Henry (@RileyHHWrites). #AfricanFiction brittlepaper.com/2025/04/thiā€¦

This Is Us | Riley Herbert-Henry | Fiction

The 01 train from Simonā€™s Town to Cape Town was, for the first time in recent history, on time. Ben looked away from his book for a moment to check his watch. 07:20. He saw the train signal change...

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Thank you @brittlepaper for publishing this story! Itā€™s very special to me. Give it a read x
BRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper
4 Apr 2025
Today's short story is "This is Us" by Riley Herbert-Henry (@RileyHHWrites). #AfricanFiction brittlepaper.com/2025/04/thiā€¦
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
BRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper
31 Mar 2025
Brittle Paperā€™s Writer of the Month is @RileyHHWrites! Riley is a writer from Cape Town whose work explores love, grief, and human connection. Learn more about Riley, his writing process, and the inspiration behind his short story WHITE SPACE here šŸ‘‡ brittlepaper.com/2025/03/marā€¦

MARCH WRITER OF THE MONTH: Riley Herbert-Henry

Brittle Paperā€™s Writer of the Month for March is Riley Herbert-Henry! Riley Herbert-Henry is a fiction writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. His writing explores the complexities of human relati...

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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
BRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper
25 Mar 2025
The longlist for the 2024 Awele Creative Trust (@AweleCreative) Short Story Award is here! Featuring 12 rising Nigerian writers, the ACT Award, founded by novelist @chikaunigwe, celebrates young talent with a cash prize & workshop. Full list here šŸ‘‡ brittlepaper.com/2025/03/aweā€¦

Awele Creative Trust Announces Longlist for 2024 Short Story Award

Awele Creative Trust has announced the longlist for the 2024 short story award! The judges have put together an impressive list of twelve contenders for this year's award: The Lump,Ā Inimfon Kufre...

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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
Holland House Books
@HhouseBooks
4 Mar 2025
We are so thrilled that Crooked Seeds has been longlisted for the 2025 @WomensPrize for Fiction. Congratulations to Karen Jennings and to all 16 authors longlisted! View the full #WomensPrize longlist here: buff.ly/lzQcHa8 #womensprize #womensprizelonglist #books #internationalwomensday
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
Holland House Books
@HhouseBooks
4 Mar 2025
Wonderful news, congratulations to Karen Jennings and all the longlisted authors!
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BRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper
3 Mar 2025
Replying to @RileyHHWrites
Thanks for sharing your writing with us! We look forward to more good things from you āœØ
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
BRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper
3 Mar 2025
Today's short story is "White Space" by Riley Herbert-Henry (@RileyHHWrites). #AfricanFiction brittlepaper.com/2025/03/whiā€¦

White Space | Riley Herbert-Henry | Fiction

I was twenty-three years old when they removed us. It was 1965 and my father came in from work to a letter from the government. It has been decided by the government of South Africa, under the...

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Check it out ā¤ļø big thanks to @brittlepaper for this opportunity!
BRITTLE PAPER@brittlepaper
3 Mar 2025
Today's short story is "White Space" by Riley Herbert-Henry (@RileyHHWrites). #AfricanFiction brittlepaper.com/2025/03/whiā€¦
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Overjoyed to announce that my short story, White Space, has been published by @brittlepaper. Canā€™t wait for you all to read it! brittlepaper.com/2025/03/whiā€¦
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
The Booker Prizes@TheBookerPrizes
24 Feb 2025
Itā€™s almost time! 25 Feb, 2pm GMT. If you were a judge, which one book would you pick for this yearā€™s International Booker Prize longlist?
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Hello #WritersOfTwitter! Iā€™m Riley and Iā€™m new to the scene. My first #shortstory publishes with Brittle Paper early next month. Please say Hi so I can start building my community ā˜ŗļø
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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
Isele Magazine@IseleMagazine
7 Feb 2025
Submissions are now open for our next quarterly! We wish to explore impermanenceā€”not as something tragic, but as something that underscores the delicate nature of existence. We want works that explore the fleeting beauty of lifeā€™s impermanence. Read: iselemagazine.com/2025/02/07ā€¦

Call for Submissions: Ephemeral ā€“ The Beauty in Impermanence ā€“ CLOSED

Not everything lasts forever, and thatā€™s okay. For this quarterly issue of Isele Magazine, we are seeking submissions that revolve around the ephemeral ā€“ those transient yet profoundly meaningful mā€¦

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Riley Herbert-Henry retweeted
The Booker Prizes@TheBookerPrizes
4 Feb 2025
Not long until we reveal the International Booker Prize 2025 longlistā€¦! Here's a reminder to mark Tuesday 25 February in your calendar. šŸ—“ļø
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