The phenomenon of black characters being the first to die was first identified in Hollywood horror movies. From the golden age of horror in the…
Posts published by “Fiona Snyckers”
Fiona Snyckers is outrageously opinionated for a novelist-housewife. She is the author of the Trinity series of novels, and hopes to continue getting paid to make stuff up.
This post is written from a position of deep respect. I have followed Charlene Smith’s writing and activism for years, and have nothing but admiration…
I used to think it was okay that the Franschhoek Literary Festival was lily-white because the money it raised was used to fund libraries in…
Judge Dennis Davis sent shockwaves through the South African literary community recently with his review of Behind the Door: The Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp…
Along with spending too much time on Facebook and perusing the sidebar of shame on the Daily Mail website, deciding where to set one’s novel…
There is a fundamental belief in the field of liberal arts that art has an intrinsic value. Marxist theory made out a good case for…
This morning I crawled off an overnight flight from Paris, gave thanks for unlimited bandwidth, and started scrolling through Twitter. There I found an opinion…
Yesterday the news leaked that a well-received crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling by debut novelist Robert Galbraith was actually penned by JK Rowling. The story…
White South African writers who create black characters are often challenged about the authenticity of their writing. If their main protagonist is black, this challenge…