Lisa-Anne Julien writes fiction and non-fiction (features and travel). She also works as a writer in the non-profit sector, focusing on issues relating to gender equality, education, community development, philanthropy, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) in Development Studies, University of East London, United Kingdom
- MSc Social Policy and Planning in Developing Countries, London School of Economics and Political Science
Fiction (books and short stories)
- If You Save Me (2021), published by Kwela Books
- “Gangster Paradise” (2019), published in PREE, issue 3
- “Mama Dearest” (2016), published by FEMRITE
- “God Save the Queen” (2010), published by Potbake Productions
- More than Friends? (2009), published by Nollybooks
Non-Fiction (memoir and travel)
- “The Night of the Shifting Sands” (2021), published by Taint Taint Taint Magazine
- “From World War to World Class” (2019), published by Garden & Home
- “Remembering The Day the World Changed” (2014) published by Mail & Guardian
- “Free Spirit” (2009) published by O, The Oprah Magazine South Africa
- “My Father’s Death Taught Me How To Live” (2008) published by Psychologies Magazine
Residencies
- FEMRITE Women Writers, Kampala, Uganda (2013)
- Yale Writers Conference Writing Residency, Yale University (2014)
- The Jakes Gerwel Foundation and Passa Porta Residency, South Africa (2023)
Awards and notable mentions
- If You Save Me – Winner University of Johannesburg’s 2022 Debut Prize for Fiction
- If You Save Me – Longlisted for the 2022 South Africa Sunday Times Fiction Award
- If You Save Me – Longlisted in the Mslexia UK First Novel Competition, 2020
- “Pulling Seine and Catching Souls” – Highly Commended award in the 2008/2009 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
- Worn Gaze – Second prize in the UK’s Writers Forum Monthly Short Story Competition, August 2014
The majority of Lisa-Anne’s publications and achievements can be found on the author’s website: www.lisaannejulien.co.za.
