Ginny Swart
Author and writing coach in Cape Town, South Africa
Welcome!
I’m a freelance writer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Since 2002 I’ve been writing short stories and serials and to date I’ve had over 800 accepted by anthologies, e-zines, school textbooks and women’s magazines all over the world.One of these days I’ll write the next big novel to come out of Africa!
Short Story Writing Course
If you’ve always wanted to try writing for woman’s magazines, I am the short story tutor for the S.A. Writers’ College.And the New Zealand Writers College.And the UK Writers College.You work through the eight modules, each one e-mailed to you as you return the assignment from the previous module.You’ll learn everything I wish I’d known before I started writing for this very specific market.
Published books
“Nosipho and the King of Bones” MacMillan SA.
A Patchwork Quilt, a collection of my short stories, LuLu.com in 2005.
Heart of Africa, large print (Linford romance series) Ulverscroft Press 2007
Campaign for Love – People’s Friend Library 2007
Under an African Sun, large print (Linford Romance series) Ulverscroft Press 2008
Desert Dreamweaver, large print (Linford Romance series) 2010
Websites using my stories
EspressFiction
East of the Web
Cynic Magazine
Southern Oceans Review
Twisted Tongue
La Fenetre Short stories and poetry
Wanakam -Thailand
Story Unlikely, Australia
Epic Unlimited, Australia
Magazines using my stories:
Best UK
Chat It’s Fate UK
The Weekly News UK
Ireland’s Own
Woman’s Day – Australia
That’s Life – Australia
Fast Fiction – Australia
Take 5 – Australia
Women’s World USA
The Catholic Messenger, USA
True Love USA
True Romance USA
Allas – Sweden
Hjemmet Norway
Hjemmet Denmark
Norske Ukeblad, Norway
You – South Africa
Drum, South Africa
Woman UK
Woman’s Weekly UK
Woman’s Weekly Specials
The People’s Friend UK
My Weekly UK
Woman’s Value, South Africa
Plus50 , South Africa
Love Letters – Germany, Switzerland, France & Austria
Women’s Era, India
New Woman, India
Anthologies
Sexy Shorts For The Beach
Saucy Shorts For Chefs
Quace , South Africa
The Best
Telling Tales, South African Short Story Publishers Assoc
To Be Read Aloud, USA Textword USA
Sunpenny Competitions Anthology
Queens Quarterly, Canada
Diamonds and Pearls
The Bed Book of Short Stories
Uncle John’s Flush Fiction
Sunlit Storytime
The Bed Book of Short Stories
Uncommon Pet Tales, Smoking Pen Press
A Wink and a Smile, Smoking Pen Press
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year USA ( 2022)
Articles
Weekly Telegraph, UK
Sawabona, SAA In-flight magazine
Weekend Argus Travel
Sunday Times Travel
SA Garden and Home