It's my 60th birthday this month, and Modjaji turns 15 in April. We invite you to celebrate with us by joining our fundraiser. We've chosen Siyafunda, a wonderful non-profit that...
Birthday Fundraiser for Siyafunda donate-a-book
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Colleen Higgs
Donate a book – share the holiday season
Do you want to do something small, feel-good, and bookish this holiday season? Here's a way to do it. Ntokozo Ndlovu of #Siyafunda Donate-a-Book, the wonderful non-profit that...
Everything you wanted to know about getting published in South Africa, but didn’t know who to ask
Our next online Modjaji seminar, Everything you wanted to know about getting published in South Africa but didn’t know who to ask, will be offered by Colleen Higgs, publisher at...
Aoife Lennon-Ritchie on “How do you get a literary agent?”
How do you get a literary agent? What do literary agents even do, and why do you need one? How does agenting work in South Africa? What kind of titles are agents looking for?...
A conversation with Karen Jennings, 2021 Booker Prize nominee
We are so excited and honoured to have Karen Jennings join us at 6pm (CAT) on September 1st for a Zoom conversation with me. Karen's third novel, An Island was recently nominated...
A few of the 100s of mistakes publishers can make
As publishers there are so many things that can go wrong in publishing a book. Some of those mistakes are printer's mistakes, designer's mistakes, proofreader's and editor's...
Successful author, Fiona Snyckers on how to write a page-turning novel
Have you ever wondered how writers do what they do? How they write novels that keep you interested and turning page after page into the early hours of the morning? Join us on...
Custom publishing possibilities
One of the things we have done since we first opened up for business has been to make a limited number of books for clients, as in custom publishing. During the pandemic, as a...
Making covers: Whiplash by Tracey Farren
Next up on this small series about making covers is the cover of Whiplash by Tracey Farren, the first novel we ever published. It came out in June 2008. Read more about it here....