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September, October 2026 newsletter
September and October: Springing into a new season September was a swirl of activity and our delivery room is full of books ready to be born in October and November. Oct 07, 2026...
Newsflash: Poets selected for Modjaji’s Woordeloos anthology
2026 marks the 19th birthday of Modjaji Books and the Woordeloos poetry anthology is a celebration of our work and the writings of southern African women. Thank you to all 240...
More about Woordeloos
More about the process Firstly we want to thank all of you, who submitted for submitting! It was wonderful to read all the poems and to see what is on your minds and what is...
Interview with Hannah Botsis about writing A Clergyman’s Daughter
“My background is in narrative research and I think this was really helpful in working with interview material, and fusing it with sociological description. Narratives allow us to tend to big questions (“what kind of society are we?”), but using individual stories as starting points. It is an amazingly productive technique. Every person has a story, and their class, race, religion, accent, gender, domicile all point to social influences and allow us to sketch a picture of something bigger than just one story. But because it is ‘just’ one story, it remains accessible.”
Modjaji Books launches a call for our Woordeloos anthology celebrating southern African women poets
“Woordeloos is an invitation: astonish us, give us language where language falters, and help us see South Africa and the world we live in anew.”
A Clergyman’s Daughter, Hannah Botsis comes to Cape Town
We're excited that Hannah Botsis, author of A Clergyman's Daughter will be in Cape Town in the first week of February. She lives in Joburg, so this is a great opportunity for us...
Resources for writers
Writers sometimes need support to write, opportunities to learn more and get feedback before submitting a manuscript for publication. As well ways to connect with other writers....
November: Dezemba is almost upon us
From Colleen’s desk Launching the movie tie-in edition of Snake by Tracey Farren, was a highlight this year! I was reminded that Tracey’s writing, the manuscript of Whiplash,...
October: Busy and buzzing
Yes, October is busy and buzzing: we have reprints coming up, your submissions questions answered & a publisher's Monday morning before 10am From Colleen’s Desk October is a...