The Nigeria International Book Fair 2023 will be hosted in Lagos, Nigeria from May 10 – 13, 2023. The Nigeria International Book Fair was first hosted by the Nigerian Publishers Association in Lagos in 2001. The book fair has grown to become one of the leading publishing events in the West African region. News has […]
The new leadership of the African Publishers Network (APNET) will take office in January 2023. Lawrence Njagi will be the new leader of the organisation. The African Publishers Network (APNET) is a pan-African, non-profit, collaborative network that exists to connect African publishing associations in order to exchange information and promote and strengthen indigenous publishing. The […]
The Kenya Publishers Association’s Nakuru Regional Book Fair runs in the newly minted city from June 1-4, 2022. The Kenya Publishers Association is the association of publishers in Kenya founded in 1972. They host one major activity every year bringing together the publishing fraternity called the Nairobi International Book Fair. For a few days every […]
The new council of the Kenya Publishers Association, led by new chairman Kiarie Kamau, was announced at their Annual General Meeting on April 26, 2022. The Kenya Publishers’ Association is the umbrella body for book publishers in Kenya with many of the leading firms as members. Apart from being a lobby group for its members […]
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in March 2022. These callouts are divided into journals, publishers, prizes, and education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies). Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies) Illino Seeks stories we’re looking for submissions that push the bounds of language […]
Mozambican publisher Ethale has launched an app for African books in Portuguese. Mozambican publisher Ethale is one of the most exciting new names in African publishing in the last few years. It was founded by British journalist Alex Macbeth and Mozambican journalist Jessemusse Cacinda in 2016. Since then, they have published several books in the […]
Publishers’ associations from Africa and the Caribbean joined the International Publishers Association at its international congress on October 15, 2021. The International Publishers Association (IPA) is the world’s largest federation of national, regional and specialist publishers’ associations, comprising dozens of organisations from 60 countries across six continents. It was founded in 1896 to promote and […]
In our continuing monthly series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in January 2021. Frankfurt Rights Frankfurt Rights, a new platform for international rights and license trade from Frankfurter Buchmesse, is seeking African Publishers to sign up. Deadline: Not specified. Information: Click here. […]
Pan-African poetry publishing collective Konya Shamsrumi to release Funmi Gaji’s The Script of Bruises and Rasaq Malik Gbolahan’s The Other Names of Grief. Are you looking for the finest African poets? Brash new poetry-only publishing house, Konya Shamsrumi, is set to release two new books by Funmi Gaji and Rasaq Malik Gbolahan this February. Founded […]
A workshop for Selling Rights Internationally for African Publishers will be conducted by Sylvia Schuster on Zoom on February 12, 2021. The event will be moderated by James Murua. Frankfurter Buchmesse, hosted in Frankfurt, Germany, where buyers and sellers of rights from all over the world converge, has long been considered the Mecca of the […]
Les éditions Miezi, a new publishing house from Congolese writers and cultural operators, kicked off operations on January 19, 2021. Miezi, which means “full moon” in Kikongo, aims to highlight the talents, beauty, and richness of Congolese and African literature. To achieve this aim, the organisation has several initiatives including facilitating access to books by […]
In our continuing monthly series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in January 2021. Like we started in 2020, we have prepared a list of opportunities for you dear writer or poet who is itching to send work to rack up the rejections […]
Frankfurt Rights, a new platform for international rights and license trade from Frankfurter Buchmesse, is seeking African Publishers to sign up. Frankfurter Buchmesse, the world’s biggest and most important book fair hosted in Frankfurt, Germany, where buyers and sellers of rights from all over the world converge, has long been considered the Mecca of the […]
Bodour Al Qasimi was elected the president-elect of the International Publishers Association on November 23, 2020. Her vice president-elect is Karine Pansa. The International Publishers Association (IPA), founded in 1896, is the world’s largest federation of national, regional, and specialist publishers’ associations. Its membership comprises organisations from dozens of countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, […]
The Ahmed Aidarus-founded Jahazi Press, which started operations on September 1, 2020, is Kenya’s newest publishing outfit. Ahmed Aidarus is one of the most recognisable names in the Kenyan publishing ecosystem. As the manager of Prestige Books, he has ensured that writers from Kenya and other African countries have a space to sell their books. […]
