As you like it

The second offering in the Gerald Kraak Annual Anthology, As You Like It, is a collection of the short-listed entries submitted for the award. Showcasing some of the most provocative works of fiction, poetry, journalism, photography and academic writing created by allies of the LGBTQI+ community; fierce defenders of human rights. The existence of this anthology is an act of protest, affirmation and love. The award is a joint initiative by Jacana Literary Foundation and the Other Foundation named after Gerald Kraak (1956–2014), who was a passionate champion of social justice and an anti-apartheid activist.

‘The sentences you will find on these pages arenot afraid. They move from the brutal and the bloody to the melodic and the lyrical. They are crisp and controlled then suddenly they melt; sweetly, seductively. This collection is queer and it is coal and dust and it is diamonds and so it is African.’ – Sisonke Msimang

The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to promote and foster writing excellence from South and southern Africa through a number of initiatives. By securing funding for key projects, the JLF aims to publish literature that might not otherwise be published for purely commercial reasons. This allows the JLF’s publishing partner, Jacana Media, to produce literature that supports the concept of bibliodiversity. We believe that it is through the reading and writing of local creative works that the truths of our lives are best told. The Other Foundation is an African trust that supports those who are working to protect and advance the rights, wellbeing and social inclusion of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities for lasting change. To learn more, visit www.theotherfoundation.org.