About Ivor W. Hartmann

Ivor W. Hartmann, is a Zimbabwean writer, editor, publisher and visual artist. He is the author of Mr. Goop (Vivlia, 2010), and was nominated for the UMA Award (2009), and awarded The Golden Baobab Prize (2009). He is the editor/publisher of StoryTime, co-editor/publisher African Roar, consulting editor African Writing Magazine, and on the advisory board of Writers International Network Zimbabwe.




- Fiction

A Mouse amongst Men (StoryTime#152, Aug, 2011) (Short-listed for the 2011 Intwasa Yvonne Vera Award, Aug 2011) (Performance read by Rick Cook for Stories on Stage (Sacramento) African writers edition), June 2011)

The Devil's Advocate (Something Wicked#12 Aug 2011)

Diner Ten (StoryTime#95 June 2010) (anthology, African Roar 2011, StoryTime, June 2011)

Chrome Rain (Paulo Coelho's Blog, May 2009)

Mr. Goop (Awarded a Golden Baobab Prize, March 2009) (African Writing#7, April 2009, UK) (illustrated book, Vivlia Publishers, South Africa, 2010) (anthology, The Apex Book of World SF V2, Apex Publications, USA, 2011).

The Last Wave (StoryTime#33, April 2009)

Lost Love (StoryTime#22, February 2009) (anthology, African Roar, StoryTime, June 2010)

The Lottery (StoryTime#13, December 2008)

The Devil's Advocates (StoryTime#11, October 2008)

The Blue Flower Mountain (StoryTime#2, August 2007)

Earth Rise (StoryTime#1, June 2007) (Something Wicked#7, August 2008) (Nominated for the UMA Award March 2009)


- Reviews

Amelias Inheritance - Sarudzai Mubvakure (Sentinel Literary Quartley Vol.3. No. 3. June 2010)

Black Diamond - Zakes Mda (Wordsetc#7, March 2010)

From Caves of Rotten Teeth - A. Igoni Barrett (African Writer, September 2009)


- Essays

Yvonne Vera: The Fearless Taboo Queen (Munyori Literary Journal, March 2009) (Kubatana, April 2009)