In 2009 we published our first non-fiction titles, each of them fascinating and a pleasure to publish. Invisible Earthquake a woman's journal through stillbirth by Malika Ndlovu....
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Looking back to 2008
In 2008, in addition to publishing Whiplash by Tracey Farren and Life in Translation by Azila Reisenberger, Modjaji published four collections of poems, all quite different and...
Modjaji turns 15!
Unlike human and animal babies, the moment of birth for a publishing company is less easy to pin down. Modjaji was born in 2007, but was it April when the name arrived? And the...
Birthday Fundraiser for Siyafunda donate-a-book
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...
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...
First non-fiction
In 2009 we published our first non-fiction titles, each of them fascinating and a pleasure to publish. Invisible Earthquake a woman's journal through stillbirth by Malika Ndlovu. Undisciplined Heart by Jane Katjavivi Hester se Brood by Hester van der Walt Jane...
Looking back to 2008
In 2008, in addition to publishing Whiplash by Tracey Farren and Life in Translation by Azila Reisenberger, Modjaji published four collections of poems, all quite different and each filled with poems that live on long after reading them. Burnt Offering by Joan...
Modjaji turns 15!
Unlike human and animal babies, the moment of birth for a publishing company is less easy to pin down. Modjaji was born in 2007, but was it April when the name arrived? And the bank account opened? Or was it when we launched the first book, Megan Hall's Fourth Child?...
Birthday Fundraiser for Siyafunda donate-a-book
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 buys books for kids at rural schools. Ntokozo Ndlovu, the driving force behind ...
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 donates books to schools so that more young South Africans in rural areas can read books...
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 Modjaji Books. Time: 6pm South African time Date: Thursday, 21 October Where: Online via...
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? Join Modjaji Books and Aoife Lennon-Ritchie for a seminar on the do's and don'ts of...
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 for the 2021 Booker Prize. It is published by Holland Park House and in SA by Karavan...
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 mistakes, but as the publisher the buck stops with us. We have to take responsibility. We have...