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Category: Publishers

Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa
Publishers Uganda

Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa signed to Sooo Many Stories

James Murua March 14, 2017 1 Comment Flame and SongNyana KakomaPhilippa Namutebi Kabali-KagwaSooo Many Stories

Cape Town based storyteller Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa has signed to Ugandan publisher Sooo Many Stories. She will be launching her memoir Flame and Song on…

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Bibi Bakare-Yusuf
Awards Publishers

Bibi Bakare-Yusuf to guest edit New African’s 100 Most Influential Africans 2016

James Murua November 28, 2016 No Comments Bibi Bakare-Yusuf

Cassava republic’s Bibi Bakare-Yusuf is part of the team guest editing New African’s 100 Most Influential Africans 2016. The New African founded in 1966 is…

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Fiction Publishers

African writers alert! Five days to submit to Pan Macmillan South Africa

James Murua September 26, 2016 No Comments Pan Macmillan South Africa

Aspiring writers have five days, 26-30th September 2016, to submit to Pan Macmillan South Africa for their manuscript to be considered. It’s a hard life…

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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Publishers Uganda

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi gets American publisher

James Murua May 23, 2016 No Comments Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has signed with U.S publisher Transit Books. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbiwas introduced to the African literary scene in what could only be described…

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Renee Edwige Dro
Cote D'Ivoire Publishers

Renee Edwige Dro heads Ivorian publishing imprint

James Murua April 7, 2016 2 Comments Collection DanbéRenee Edwige Dro

Renee Edwige Dro is the head of Collection Danbé a new imprint at l’Harmattan Publishing House in Côte d’Ivoire. Danbe is loosely translated as Dignity…

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Nigeria Publishers Rwanda

Praxis magazine focuses on African publishing in March         

James Murua March 4, 2016 No Comments Eghosa ImasuenFarafina BooksHuza PressLouise UmutoniPraxisPraxis Magazine

Praxis Magazine for arts and literature is a Nigerian based publication which showcases cutting edge arts, literature, podcasts and performance poetry from established and emerging…

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Kenya Publishers

Kenyan publisher John Mwazemba for Digital Book World

James Murua January 5, 2015 No Comments John Mwazemba

John Mwazemba is the managing director of Kenya’s Phoenix Publishers. He is one of the people who have been nominated to take part in Digital…

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Fiction Nigeria Publishers

Cassava republic unveils Nigeria’s newest romance imprint

James Murua November 20, 2014 1 Comment Amara Nicole OkoloAnkara PressBibi Bakare-YusufCassava RepublicLABAFLABAF 2014Lagos Book & Art FestivalLagos Book & Art Festival 2014Romance

There is something about the relationship between two human beings and how they get together and hopefully live happily ever after. This is why some…

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Distribution Nigeria Publishers

Caine Prize signs with Nigerian publisher Lantern Books

James Murua November 14, 2014 No Comments Ake FestivalAke Festival 2014Lantern BooksLizzy AttreeOlayinka Lawal-SolarinThe Gonjon Pin and Other Stories

There’s great news for all of you who will be at the Ake Festival in a few days. The good folks at the Caine Prize…

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Events Festivals Publishers

From the Nairobi International Book Fair 2013

James Murua October 4, 2013 No Comments Authors BuffetNairobi International Book FairNairobi International Book Fair 2013

Its not easy to do a book fair. You have to find all these publishers and convince them to come together in one space and…

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Kenya Publishers

Changes to the business of books in Kenya

James Murua September 8, 2013 No Comments

The book business is a very exciting one to be involved in at any one time. The excitement however has just gone down a little…

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Kenya Publishers

Storymoja Publishers join social media site Pinterest

James Murua July 8, 2013 No Comments Muthoni GarlandStorymoja Hay FestivalStorymoja publisher

One of the most innovative publishers in Kenya has to be the Storymoja Publishing left by Muthoni Garland. They have the most output fiction wise…

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