COMING SOON! I am delighted that KOMERA: A Rwandan woman’s memoir of identity and belonging by Lily Meszaros with Gill Schierhout is to be released on 1 August 2026. Available in both paperback and e-pub for your preferred device. Please consider pre-ordering. It makes such a difference, and your support would mean the world to us.
KOMERA—meaning be strong—is a testament to resilience, courage, and the quiet strength required to survive. This deeply personal memoir spans continents and decades, tracing one woman's determination to rise above trauma and reclaim her voice.
“. This is not a book to consume, but to hold, one that refuses normalization and invites us to choose resilience, responsibility, and a different future….”
Dr Yemi Penn, Cultural Alchemist | Author | Engineer | Filmmaker
short and long form fiction
short stories
These anthologies and magazines include some of my short stories. Hover over the images for more.
LONG STORIES/ NOVELS
A first novel The Shape of Him was published by Random House, UK in 2009 in hardback and 2010 in paperback. I am also impatient for the next one. Read some reviews here.
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You can read my Caine Prize short-listed story The Day of the Surgical Colloquium Hosted by the Far East Rand Hospital here. You can also read a sample of The Shape of Him and purchase it on kindle or request to borrow from your local library.
ACADEMIC AND OTHER WRITING
I am a researcher and PhD qualified epidemiologist. In addition to writing fiction and creative non-fiction, I have over 50 articles published in various well-regarded academic journals and have been commissioned by governments and development agencies for research and evaluation assignments, predominantly focusing on health issues affecting disadvantaged communities.
