Wayne Samuel

Wayne Samuel

Wayne Samuel

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Writing

Writing

Writing

Novel

Outside Where the Rain Falls

Outside Where the Rain Falls

Outside Where the Rain Falls

Speculative climate fiction that puts Africa and Global Majority characters at the centre of the century's climate cataclysm. Longlisted for The Island Prize 2024, it was one of ten manuscripts chosen from writers across Africa and the diaspora, then developed with Holland House Books' chief editor, Robert Peet.

Speculative climate fiction that puts Africa and Global Majority characters at the centre of the century's climate cataclysm. Longlisted for The Island Prize 2024, it was one of ten manuscripts chosen from writers across Africa and the diaspora, then developed with Holland House Books' chief editor, Robert Peet.

Speculative climate fiction that puts Africa and Global Majority characters at the centre of the century's climate cataclysm. Longlisted for The Island Prize 2024, it was one of ten manuscripts chosen from writers across Africa and the diaspora, then developed with Holland House Books' chief editor, Robert Peet.

The Island Prize 2024 longlist →

Brittle Paper on the longlist →

In draft

A new novel

A new novel

A new novel

Recognition

Recognition

Recognition

The Ravenshill Project Award, winner, 2026

Hugo Burge Foundation, Pigsty Residency, shortlisted, 2026

The Island Prize, longlisted, 2024

Quramo Writers' Prize, longlisted, 2022 and 2018

Goge Africa 20th Anniversary Writing Contest, finalist, 2020

Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest, third place, 2018

Page and screen

Page and screen

Page and screen

Bkna Rkna

Bkna Rkna

Bkna Rkna

2020 · origin stories for the orishas, written for a festival about Yoruba mythology

Oops, I Did It Again

Oops, I Did It Again

Oops, I Did It Again

2020 · my short story, adapted by me into a film for the Spotlight Initiative against SA culture during the post-COVID spike in abuse cases

Late Ember

Late Ember

Late Ember

2022 · screenplay for a short film about a friendship's violent end

2019

Ready to Go and Push

Ready to Go and Push

Ready to Go and Push

Ready to Go, songwriter, and Push, writer and spoken word performer, both on David Kenny's album Pink Walls.

Ready to Go, songwriter, and Push, writer and spoken word performer, both on David Kenny's album Pink Walls.

Ready to Go, songwriter, and Push, writer and spoken word performer, both on David Kenny's album Pink Walls.

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