The Work
Sawubona — a novel by Spencer Rowley Waiting for John — a one-act play by Spencer Rowley The Thing With the Wire — a one-act comedy 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.

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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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Cover of the one-act comedy The Thing With the Wire by Spencer Rowley
Stage Play

The Thing With the Wire

A fast, funny one-act comedy of mistaken names and small-town Johannesburg life.

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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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I was hooked from page one.
Lynne Smith, United Kingdom
Hard to put down. Read it!
Kirsten Long, South Africa
It stays with you long after the last page.
Jagoda, United Kingdom
I could not put this book down!
Mike Harrold, United Kingdom
So full of heart and hope.
Julie Swift, United Kingdom
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