Judy Croome

J A Croome is a South African novelist, short story writer, and poet. Born Judy Ann Heinemann on 16 December 1958 in Zvishavane, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), she received a Master of Arts (English) degree from the University of South Africa.^[1] She currently lives in Johannesburg. Croome was married to South African tax law scholar, Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and tax author, the late Dr Beric John Croome, who died in April 2019 after a long illness.^[2]

Biography

Croome's short stories and poetry have been published in The Huffington Post,^[3] the University of Witwatersrand's School of Literature, Language and Media’s Itch Magazine^[4] and in various print anthologies released by small presses in the United States^[5][6][7] and South Africa^[8][9][10]

Croome has also appeared on South African national television on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's Channel 2 Morning Live show^[11] and on South African national radio on the SAFM Sunday Literature programme.^[12]

Croome has also had articles published in South Africa,^[13][14] including in The Sunday Times (South Africa)^[15] and internationally by various on-line magazines^[16] and websites.^{[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]}

Croome also has an interest in esoteric matters and does intuitive tarot readings.^[24]

Works

Published as J A Croome:

• The Sand People: a collection of magical realism and other stories (fiction, Aztar Press, 2024)^[25]

Published as Judy Croome:

• the dust of hope (poetry, Aztar Press, 2021)^[26]
• Drop by Drop (poetry, Aztar Press, 2020)^[27]
• Street Smart Taxpayers: A Practical Guide to your Rights in South Africa (non-fiction, Juta Law, 2017) co-authored with her husband Dr Beric John Croome^[28]
• a stranger in a strange land (poetry, Aztar Press, 2015)^[29]
• The Weight of a Feather and other stories (short stories, Aztar Press, 2013)^[30]
• a Lamp at Midday (poetry, Aztar Press, 2012)^[31]
• Dancing in the Shadows of Love (fiction, Aztar Press, 2018, 3rd edition;2012;2011)^[32]

Awards and presentations

In 2021, Croome presented a poetry workshop "The Gift of Poetry" to Writers2000(South Africa).^[33] In 2021 and 2016, Croome was the external judge of the poetry section in the Writers2000(South Africa)(1985) annual writing competition.^[34] In 2011, Croome's "The Place of the Doves" was shortlisted for the African Flash Fiction writing award.^[35]

References

1. Croome, Judy Ann (25 August 2009). "And The Sea Looked: A Novel in the Making". Unisa Institutional Repository Electronic Theses and Dissertations. University of South Africa. Retrieved 6 May 2014. The dissertation "And the Sea looked : a novel in the making" is an exploration of the creative process of a prose fiction novel called „And the Sea Looked‟.
2. Wolf, Rafael. "ENSafrica mourns loss of executive Croome". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
3. Croome, Judy (16 July 2013). "The Weight of a Feather". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
4. "Judy Croome". ITCH, a Journal of Creative Expression. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
5. Croome, Judy. "The Last Sacrifice". Elephants Press Bookshelf. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
6. Croome, Judy. "Giraffes" (PDF). The Vine Leaves Literary Journal. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
7. Croome, Judy. "The Gold Miner; Whispers of Love and Triptych of Poems". Variations on a Theme: Anthology; Notes from Underground Anthology. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
8. Croome, Judy. "Winter". This Woman Is ... Poetry Potion #10 from Black Letter Media. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
9. Croome, Judy (24 July 2017). "The Beggar's Cry". Love & Compassion Poetry Potion #11 from Black Letter Media. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
10. Croome, Judy (17 November 2017). "The Other Side of Love". the Others Poetry Potion #12 from Black Letter Media. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
11. "Judy Croome talks about her book "The Weight of a Feather"". Morning Live Show, Channel 2, South African Broadcasting Corporation Digital News. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
12. "Judy Croome talks about her book "The Weight of a Feather"". Sunday Literature Show, SAFM Radio, South African Broadcasting Corporation channel on iono.fm. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
13. Croome, Judy. "Facing the Future". Litnet Big Book Chain Chat 82. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
14. Croome, Judy (22 February 2013). "Following the Writing Drum". BodySensing. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
15. Croome, Judy (11 October 2015). "Head among the Clouds in the Italian Alps". Sunday Times Travel Weekly.
16. Croome, Judy. "Women Writers of Africa". For Books Sake (UK). Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
17. Croome, Judy. "The Benefits of a Goodreads Ad". The Helpful Writer. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
18. Croome, Judy. "Holding a Successful Goodreads Giveaway". The Helpful Writer. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
19. Croome, Judy (13 May 2011). "12 Easy Steps to Making a Book Trailer". The Book Designer. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
20. "8 Essential Tips for a Successful Book Reading Event". The Book Designer. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
21. Croome, Judy (13 September 2011). "A Wounded Name". The Literary Lab. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
22. Croome, Judy (20 March 2012). "Twitter Love". Story Quest. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
23. Croome, Judy (8 June 2014). "Reflections on Being a Writer". The Beautiful Room. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
24. Croome, Judy. "What is Tarot?". Bryanston Wellness. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
25. "The Sand People". Aztar Press. 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
26. "the dust of hope". Aztar Press. 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
27. "drop by drop: poems of loss". Aztar Press. 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
28. "Street Smart Taxpayers". Juta Law. 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
29. "a stranger in a strange land". Aztar Press. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
30. "the weight of a feather and other stories". Aztar Press. 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
31. "the dust of hope". Aztar Press. 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
32. "Dancing in the Shadows of Love". Aztar Press. 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
33. "Judy Croome speaks poetry with Writers 2000". 23 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
34. "Poetry judge impressed by the standard of writers 2000 poems". 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
35. "Results - Flash Fiction Competition, 2011". African Writing Online; Many Literatures, One Voice. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Quan, Leslie (27 July 2022). "South African Poet Writes to Change Perceptions". LitNet. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
• van Eeden, Janet. "Author of Dancing in the Shadows of Love, Judy Croome, in conversation with Janet van Eeden". LitNet. Retrieved 6 May 2014.