The Edge of Things and Arja Salafranca's The Thin Line on display at the Cape Town Book Fair 2012

The Edge of Things: South African Short Fiction, selected by Arja Salafranca, was published by Dye Hard Press in 2011. Salafranca's debut collection of short fiction, The Thin Line, was published by Modjaji Books in 2010. Salafranca was interviewed about her writing at the Anfasa stand at the Cape Town Book Fair 2012.

The Edge of Things on display at the Franschoek Literary Festival

The Edge of Things, published by Dye Hard Press, together with The Thin Line by Arja Salafranca, published by Modjaji Books, and Glass Jars Among Trees, edited by Alan Finlay and Arja Salafranca, published by Jacana. 

Photo: Arja Salafranca

The Edge of Things, published by Dye Hard Press, together with The Thin Line by Arja Salafranca, published by Modjaji Books, for sale at the Exclusive Books stand.   

Photo: Arja Salafranca

The Dye Hard Interviews

Dye Hard Press is proud to announce the launch of a new blog called The Dye Hard Interviews.

The Dye Hard Interviews will contain interviews with writers, poets and small publishers throughout the world, focusing on the non-mainstream.

The blog kicks off with an interview with South African writer Arja Salafranca, whose debut short fiction collection The Thin Line was recently published by Modjaji Books and who has just received the prestigious Darlo Award for her poem 'Steak' in literary journal New Coin.

The blog also contains interviews with Australian poet and artist Philip Hammial, first published in Green Dragon 5, and wth South African poet Vonani Bila, first published in The Weekender.

Dye Hard Press will keep you informed as and when new interviews are published.

Arja Salafranca with her debut collection of short fiction, The Thin Line

Arja Salafranca with her debut collection of short fiction, The Thin Line, just published by Modjaji Books in Cape Town. Salafranca is also the author of the poetry collection The fire in which we burn, published by Dye Hard Press in 2000 and soon to be released as a free ebook. Salafranca is also a regular contributor to Green Dragon.

You can check out some of her short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and journalism here.

The Thin Line by Arja Salafranca

Arja Salafranca's debut collection of short fiction, The Thin Line, is to be published by Modjaji Books next month. Salafranca is the author of two collections of poetry, including The fire in which we burn, published by Dye Hard Press in 2000. She is also a regular contributor to Green Dragon.