Sawubona — a novel by Spencer Rowley Waiting for John — a one-act play by Spencer Rowley Franki — the forthcoming novel by Spencer Rowley

Spencer Rowley

Novelist and playwright

A life lived across continents, written from all those experiences.

Spencer Rowley

Many lives,
one voice

Spencer Rowley was born in Rhodesia in 1958 and spent thirty-three years living and working in South Africa.

He has been, at various points, a soldier, a policeman, a husband and a father, an IT consultant, an artist, and a musician. He brings to his writing the attention of someone who has inhabited many different kinds of life and writes from all those experiences.

His works include Waiting for John, an award-winning one-act play, and Sawubona, a novel. He currently lives in Nottingham, England.

Works

Out Now Cover of the novel Sawubona by Spencer Rowley
Novel

Sawubona

A story of seeing and being seen, set against the streets and landscapes of southern Africa.

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Cover of the one-act play Waiting for John by Spencer Rowley
Stage Play

Waiting for John

An award-winning one-act play capturing the quiet drama of lives held in suspension.

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Coming Soon Cover of the forthcoming novel Franki by Spencer Rowley
Novel

Franki

A girl leaves Johannesburg with a backpack and two thousand rand. A new novel, in progress.

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