South africa fiction book publishing houses

Theres a new book club on the block, and if books are your thing, you definitely dont want to miss this. 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. The nigerian publishing house cassava republic acquired international publication rights to the novel, and released it in south africa, kenya, germany, britain and earlier this year in the united. Narrative non fiction politics, current affairs, history, military. Possibilities for fiction publishing on the continent have opened up beyond south africa, to kenya, nigeria, zimbabwe and uganda. Go to the directory of south african publishing companies to see a list of south african publishing houses and south. Traditionally, self publishing has been a very costly enterprise. Bryce courteney double check as i think some are not set in south africa. Publish a book with penguin penguin books south africa. Discover thousands of books and authors, plus get exclusives on new releases, bestsellers, and more, at. 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. Fiction books set in south africa recommendations south. Boutique books self publishing editing publish own.

You dont have to look hard for predictions of the end of the. We are christian book publishers based in singapore. In the second part of the made in africa series, i am talking to a few publishers and platforms that promote african publishing in the above countries. 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. With a mission to publish stories that are yet to be told and expanding the extent of literature coming out of south africa, its authors have gone onto become internationally published ones. Go to the directory of south african publishing companies to see a list of south african publishing houses and south african publishing services companies sorted by category. From fiction to cultural analysis these presses are committed to telling our story. Kwela books, another imprint of nb publishers, is a small publishing house set up in 1994 that specializes in both fiction and non fiction african writing. Jonathan ball publishers is the leading publishers and distributors of english general books in south africa.

The new company, known as random house struik pty ltd, brought together two of the countrys most prominent book publishers under the. Not fiction but there is a book by dervla murphy, an irish lady who cycled through south africa south from the limpopo. For the past 10 years we have been editing books for our clients and. We specialise in south african history, politics and current affairs. Penguin random house south africa will consider submissions in the following categories. Now, with advances in technology, you can publish your own book at a very reasonable price. And the best news is that its all online, so you dont have to venture very far to get all the latest news on our new books, great competitions and fabulous events. 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. Boutique books offers a range of services, any combination of which can help you to get your book into print. Jonathan ball publishers also act as agents for british and american publishers, marketing and distributing books on their behalf in southern africa.