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Joanne Hichens

Joanne Hichens, author and editor, lives in Cape Town. She has edited numerous short story anthologies, including ‘Bad Company’, ‘The Bed Book of Short Stories’, ‘Hair: Weaving and Unpicking Stories of Identity’, ‘Bloody Satisfied’, the award-winning ‘Adults Only’, ‘Incredible Journey’, ‘Die Laughing’ and ‘Trade Secrets’. Her crime novels are ‘Divine Justice’ (soon to be published in the United States), and ‘Sweet Paradise’. Her YA novels, ‘Stained’ and ‘Riding the Wave’, were both shortlisted for the Sanlam Literature Award. Her memoir, ‘Death and the After Parties’, will be published October 2020 by Karavan Press (karavanpress.com). She blogs at joannehichens.com.