Riley Herbert-Henry

Pleased & proud to announce .... #shortlist #theislandprize #africanauthors #africanwriting #writing #islandprize2025

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). 😊 #books #booklaunch #newtitles #outnow #buynow #newnovel #theislandprize

Out today: hhousebooks.com/books/braids-m… #newtitles #outnow #books #publishing #reading

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/2025/04/16/the…

Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 shortlist. Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025

BLACK ORPHEUS, a landmark journal of African and Afro-American literature, is now online thanks to @OlongoAfrica and @StartArchiving Featuring work by Césaire, Senghor, Okigbo, and more, it’s a big step in preserving African literary history. More here👇 brittlepaper.com/2025/04/black-…

Today's short story is "This is Us" by Riley Herbert-Henry (@RileyHHWrites). #AfricanFiction brittlepaper.com/2025/04/this-i…

Thank you @brittlepaper for publishing this story! It’s very special to me. Give it a read x

Brittle Paper’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 👇 brittlepaper.com/2025/03/march-…

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 👇 brittlepaper.com/2025/03/awele-…

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

Wonderful news, congratulations to Karen Jennings and all the longlisted authors!

@RileyHHWrites Thanks for sharing your writing with us! We look forward to more good things from you ✨

Today's short story is "White Space" by Riley Herbert-Henry (@RileyHHWrites). #AfricanFiction brittlepaper.com/2025/03/white-…

Check it out ❤️ big thanks to @brittlepaper for this opportunity!

Overjoyed to announce that my short story, White Space, has been published by @brittlepaper. Can’t wait for you all to read it! brittlepaper.com/2025/03/white-…

It’s almost time! 25 Feb, 2pm GMT. If you were a judge, which one book would you pick for this year’s International Booker Prize longlist?

Hello #WritersOfTwitter! I’m Riley and I’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 ☺️

Submissions are now open for our next quarterly! We wish to explore impermanence—not as something tragic, but as something that underscores the delicate nature of existence. We want works that explore the fleeting beauty of life’s impermanence. Read: iselemagazine.com/2025/02/07/cal…

Not long until we reveal the International Booker Prize 2025 longlist…! Here's a reminder to mark Tuesday 25 February in your calendar. 🗓️