Coetzee, cry, the beloved country by alan paton, life and times of michael k by j. Fiction sales in south africa are very tough, its very small. Publish a book with penguin penguin books south africa. We specialise in south african history, politics and current affairs.
We publish quality books and other publications with a focus on cultural and political history, biography and autobiography, art, photography and education. In marketing african fiction, the conventional practice among publishers both in africa and the west has been to simply tag a novel to a social issue. Penguin fiction and umuzi are fiction imprints of penguin random house south africa. For a quick faq on getting published in south africa, read this guide from the publishers association of south africa. Fiction publishing companies of south africa publishersglobals list of south african publishing houses that publish fiction books, ebooks, magazines. Zebra press is one of south africas leading publishing imprints, specialising in. View 141 suppliers of book publishers in south africa on including nam publishers cc, macmillan publishers services pty ltd, media24 ltd, the citizen ltd. Top 10 most popular and mustread south african books. As mentioned, in south africa, most publishers will. This book is uniquely african in its context and explores. David philip remains a leading name in contemporary south african fiction. In august 2008 random house south africa and struik publishers announced their merger to create a significant new player in the african book publishing industry. The non fiction titles cover academic, craftart techniques, business, parenting, family. Greg hamerton on writing finding a publisher for fiction.
He is vice president of the malawi writers union and founded pan african publishers limited with trine andersen with the aim publishing works from african authors. They are focused on building a larger market for african. Facilitates the self publishing of books with help with editing, graphic design, layout and printing. How to get published in south africa the reading list. Jonathan ball publishers is the leading publishers and distributors of english general books in south africa. Verity publishers is a publishing company located in south africa, we publish books of all kinds, including childrens books, academic books, fiction and non fiction. We are a small publishing house specialising in mostly literary fiction and unusual. Over a long and distinguished career, david philip published some of the. Imagnary house is a boutique publishing house for childrens books and youngadult literature in cape town, south africa. How not to talk about african fiction books the guardian. Through generous project funding, the jlf is able to publish literature that otherwise would not be published due to its commercial viability. Possibilities for fiction publishing on the continent have opened up beyond south africa, to kenya, nigeria, zimbabwe and uganda.
It highlights several salient features of fatherhood in the country, particularly low rates of. New africa books history starts with david philip publishers, which was founded in 1971 by marie philip and her late husband david. Morris says nonfiction is easier to publish in south africa, as the authors will generally. Jacana media book publishing company in south africa. The status of fatherhood and fathering in south africa. Sa booksellers the official website of the south african. Bumble books, childrens book imprint of publishing print. Selfpublishing also suits niche writers, people who write their family memoirs.
Higgs, also wrote a rough guide to smallscale and selfpublishing 2005, centre for the book and the south african small publishers catalogue edited with maire fisher, 2006, centre for the book has. Pasa is the largest publishing industry body in south africa, and is committed to creativity, literacy, the free flow of ideas and encouraging a culture of reading. Penguin nonfiction and zebra press are nonfiction imprints of penguin random house south africa. Please look at the books we have published recently, either here on our. Verity publishers is currently developing juvenile fiction and nonfiction titles with special preference for works written in line with south african dept of basic educations caps. Md eloise wessels, publishing manager, marga stoffer, and head of nonfiction. African americans family fiction, african americans. Agents insight into the south africas childrens book. Novels, biographies, politics, academics, business and many more. Due to its contents, the import and sale of this book in south africa were initially prohibited by the then publications control. The new company, known as random house struik pty ltd, brought together two of the countrys most prominent book publishers under the. Bookstorm media discussions surrounding the causes and effects of burnout are becoming more and more common.
Ste publishers is an independent south african publisher founded in 1996. Imprints and agencies penguin random house south africa. Fiction publishers directory of south africa list of fiction. Explore the most talented writers in africa and their books.
Books and publishing department of arts and culture. Family fiction christian fiction books, novels, movies. This paper begins with estimates of fatherhood in south africa, in the absence of formal measures of paternity. But not necessarily a family member, who may gush about the manuscript. A few tips on getting published exclusive books blog. Imagnary house is a publisher and bookstore of creative childrens and ya fiction and nonfiction in south africa.
The jacana literary foundation jlf is a notforprofit organisation which seeks to promote and foster excellent writing from south and southern africa through a number of initiatives. Boutique books self publishing editing publish own. Printing of 100 copies, including delivery costs to a main centre in south africa. Phambili agencies cc wholesaler and book distributors. Illustrated nonfiction nature guides and general books pertaining to nature and environment. South africas online bookstore for independently published books. Call for submissions south african childrens book publisher. Currently owned by the distinguished sisulu family, and spearheaded by the. Also, traditional publishers will pocket most of the profit. For example, we dont have literary agents in south africa, and with the professional advice and knowhow systematically provided by selfpublish sa during the bookmaking process, authors will find.
In this book, miriam depicts three contrasting worlds. Manuscript submission verity publishers south africa. Phambili agencies book publishers and distributors. The london book fair, which was to run 10 to 12 march, announced on 4 march. Penguin books south africa categories penguin random house. The history of publishing in south africa is enmeshed with the culture of. Real african publishers independent publishers group. Those keeping zuma in power and out of prison a 2017 book by jacques pauw, an investigative journalist from south africa about allegedly corrupt and compromised power.
Were a boutique publisher and bookstore with a special focus on local childrens and ya literature, as we have a heart for childrens literacy and imaginations in southern africa. South africa, the drc and kenya, all drawn together by one common thread. Finding a publisher for fiction advice for newcomers to the game. Bookstorm is a boutique book publishing company offering focused experience and innovation in the creation of books for the south african market.
The unit is a component of the cultural development section whose strategic focus is the advancement of the. Publishing your book yourself makes sense for a number of reasons. Lapa publishers is listed in the directory of publishers of south africa. Morris says you should take a look at the kinds of books publishers deal with. Penguin random house south africa comprises the imprints penguin books south.
The dark art of finding a fiction publisher in south africa. Lapa publishers, pretoria, gauteng, south africa is just one of over 20,000 publishing company profiles in our database. Struik lifestyle publishes a diverse range of books on family, home and daily. We publish short stories, novels, memoir, biography, poetry, essays, narrative. The publishers and distributors listed on this page are publishers and distributors in africa and around the world that either focus exclusively on africarelated books or publish a significant number of books on. Popular african fiction books goodreads share book. If you have any additional queries about publishing a book with penguin that are. This means that you dont hand over the licensing rights of your work for a great number of years, sometimes for the rest of your natural life. Morris says she believes people are starting to appreciate south african fiction more and more, but that publishers will still publish less in that area. This left many south african publishers who regularly attend the fair either. The department of arts and culture established the books and publishing unit in 2004.
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