THE LUCKY ONES, and other stories

192pp., paperback, Kwela Books, Cape Town, 2025

ISBN: 9780795710162

Short stories.

"Mackay brings to life the diverse anxieties and promises of South African life, love and identity" Nick Mulgrew, author of The First Law of Sadness and Tunnel

"At once hopeful, melancholic, wry and insightful, Alistair Mackay's collection of short stories is beautifully crafted and stylistically innovative." Nadia Davids, author of What Remains, a play in one act

Alistair Mackay's non-fiction writing has been published in Financial Mail and Daily Maverick, and he has been a columnist for Mambaonline and Marklives. His short stories have been published in Commonwealth Writer’s Adda Magazine, Brittle Paper, New Contrast, The Kalahari Review, and in the anthologies Queer Africa: Selected stories, and Queer Africa II. He lives in Cape Town.