Karen Jennings

Karen Jennings is a South African author whose novel, An Island, was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2021. Her most recent novel, Crooked Seeds, came out in 2024 and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize. She is temporarily chair of Creative Writing at North West University, Potchefstroom. She is co-founder of The Island Prize for Debut African Novels and co-author of the free-to-download Words on the Page: Workbook for African Writers – dedicated to encouraging writers from the continent.