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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Category: Publishers
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf to guest edit New African’s 100 Most Influential Africans 2016
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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African writers alert! Five days to submit to 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 gets American publisher
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 heads Ivorian publishing imprint
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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Praxis magazine focuses on African publishing in March
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…
View More Praxis magazine focuses on African publishing in MarchKenyan publisher John Mwazemba for Digital Book World
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…
View More Kenyan publisher John Mwazemba for Digital Book WorldCassava republic unveils Nigeria’s newest romance imprint
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…
View More Cassava republic unveils Nigeria’s newest romance imprintCaine Prize signs with Nigerian publisher Lantern Books
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…
View More Caine Prize signs with Nigerian publisher Lantern BooksFrom the Nairobi 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…
View More From the Nairobi International Book Fair 2013Changes to the business of books in Kenya
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…
View More Changes to the business of books in KenyaStorymoja Publishers join social media site Pinterest
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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