Jen Thorpe (Smout)
@Jen_Thorpe
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Feminist writer and researcher. đź“š Adulting101 (Kwela, 2022) The Fall (Kwela, 2020), Living While Feminist (Kwela, 2020) Feminism Is (Kwela).
South Africa
Joined February 2010
Excited to be hosting my first ten writing workshops this year. Sign up for more information, here https://t.co/Dn4LrDGn4P
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⚡️BREAKING: Freed photojournalist Shadi Abu Sido, kidnapped on March 18, 2024, during Israel’s raid on Al-Shifa Medical Complex, spoke after nearly 20 months in captivity, expressing shock at global silence. “For two years I was starved, I went in starving and came out
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Read G&D's latest Issue titled ' Women’s leadership in politics and governance: understanding the potential of transformative feminist leadership' is out now! Read it here:
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Women’s leadership in politics and governance: understanding the potential of transformative feminist leadership. Volume 33, Issue 2 of Gender & Development
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Inviting contributions for G&D's July 2026 issue on 'Community-led resistances and responses to climate crises'! Deadline: 22 October 2025, 11:59pm UTC Submit here: https://t.co/vVeRNerWSF Detailed Call here: https://t.co/YPoaU4QL0l
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Last day to win a place in my October online creative writing workshop. The theme is 'dialogue' and all I need is for you to share your favourite lines with me.
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🚨 TRUMP CONFIRMS HE WAS AN ACTIVE PARTNER IN THE GENOCIDE: 'Bibi Netanyahu would call me so many times asking for weapons I never even heard of, but we got them here didn’t we? You used them very well.’ Absolutely shameless that this is a world leader.
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In 1952, inside a New York City delivery room, a baby was born blue and silent. Doctors hesitated, unsure whether to keep trying. Then a calm voice broke through the panic. “Let’s score the baby,” said Dr. Virginia Apgar. That moment changed medicine forever. Apgar had once
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Such a beautiful piece of writing - I Refused to Accept What My Body Couldn't Do
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Since we’d managed to get pregnant twice already, maybe we just needed a little help
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PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! We can't wait to read your stories!!! https://t.co/vX0moQt8Wb
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Would love to see some of you writers in my September workshops - here are all the details!
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There are five opportunities to come to a writing workshop with me next month - all the details are available on my Substack. Hope to meet some of you soon! https://t.co/RocBAo9l1O
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You can not make this stuff up. The US wants South Africa's help. Yes, as they up the ante against immigrants, they want South Africa to bring in migrants from Kenya, to help with.....the processing of Afrikaner "refugees." You don't believe me? Ok. 🤣🤣
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Online writing workshop happening tomorrow - still time to sign up!
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Very grateful to have my short story published via Omenana this week. Hope you enjoy!
In “The Return” by @Jen_Thorpe, a couple in a post-apocalyptic world turns to a robot to help recreate what family life used to be. But even in this carefully engineered future, it only takes one selfish choice to remind us what being human really means. https://t.co/YEWXKvL7dx
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This made me chuckle today. Acts of Rebellion for the Middle-Aged
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Hiring a plumber without vetting them across multiple Facebook community forums Starting a movie after 9 p.m. Texting without your glasses Eating a...
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Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan recounts Gaza: “I held a lifeless child—no gear to save him. This isn’t war, it’s a massacre of innocents.”
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Stories with strong female characters not only encourage young girls to embrace their strengths but also boost their confidence. As we approach #WomensDay2025, Gogo has some advice on how to write amazing tales about women and girls. Find out how you can help build a reading
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