Working on covers with artists and illustrators has been one of the deep joys of the work I have done over the past 13 years. I've wanted to show those who are interested how we...
Coming soon - an anthology of selected short stories from 12 years of publishing short stories. Modjaji Books is unique in that it is one of the few (only) South African...
Modjaji Books will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair again, we've been every year since 2011, when we participated in the Frankfurt Invitation Programme. This year we are exhibiting...
Almost a year ago we published the gorgeous A to Z of Amazing South African Women by Ambre Nicolson and illustrated by her husband, Jaxon Hsu. The book is a celebration of all...
In preparing for the upcoming McGregor Poetry Festival, we realised that Modjaji Books has published 45 collections of poetry since 2007! Amongst these beautiful books are 3 X...
Folarin Olanyi approached me recently to write a column for BookRepublic a literary bookish online space based in Nigeria. So I agreed. I've republished my first column below....
If you are a small or independent publisher in Africa you really should list in the new edition of the African Small Publishers’ Catalogue. The catalogue reaches important people...
On 4 November, we gathered at the home of Modjaji to celebrate our 10 year milestone. Authors, editors, artists, supporters, friends and contributors shared in honouring the...
Our gorgeous book, A to Z of Amazing South African Women is making waves, we sold out our first print run before the book hit the shelves. Exclusive Books are having a one day...
Working on covers with artists and illustrators has been one of the deep joys of the work I have done over the past 13 years. I've wanted to show those who are interested how we choose the final cover and how sometimes it is easy and sometimes it is more complicated....
Coming soon - an anthology of selected short stories from 12 years of publishing short stories. Modjaji Books is unique in that it is one of the few (only) South African publishers that takes on debut collections of short stories, and by doing so raises the profile of...
Modjaji Books will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair again, we've been every year since 2011, when we participated in the Frankfurt Invitation Programme. This year we are exhibiting our books on the African Books Collective Stand (B121) in Hall 5.1. Colleen Higgs,...
Almost a year ago we published the gorgeous A to Z of Amazing South African Women by Ambre Nicolson and illustrated by her husband, Jaxon Hsu. The book is a celebration of all South African women who make a difference, who work hard for their families or make life...
In preparing for the upcoming McGregor Poetry Festival, we realised that Modjaji Books has published 45 collections of poetry since 2007! Amongst these beautiful books are 3 X Ingrid Jonker winners, 1 X UJ debut winner, 2 X SALA winners, and one poet who was nominated...
Folarin Olanyi approached me recently to write a column for BookRepublic a literary bookish online space based in Nigeria. So I agreed. I've republished my first column below. The second one called Publishing and Money is up now at BookRepublic too. Growing up in...
If you are a small or independent publisher in Africa you really should list in the new edition of the African Small Publishers’ Catalogue. The catalogue reaches important people and players in the book world both locally and internationally. It’s a way of making your...
On 4 November, we gathered at the home of Modjaji to celebrate our 10 year milestone. Authors, editors, artists, supporters, friends and contributors shared in honouring the rain queen. A beautiful statue created by Colleen Crawford Couzins was blessed with water. ...
Our gorgeous book, A to Z of Amazing South African Women is making waves, we sold out our first print run before the book hit the shelves. Exclusive Books are having a one day only promo on Women’s Day, 9th August, where you can buy the book for a 20% discount. Here’s...