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...
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...
Modjaji Books is not accepting submissions in 2021. We encourage writers who would like to submit to Modjaji to submit elsewhere, read more books (especially books published by...
While at the Centre for the Book in Cape Town, Colleen Higgs together with Maire Fisher compiled and edited the first Small Publishers’ Catalogue – listing as many of the small...
Modjaji loves to work with young and upcoming artists for our covers, and the cover for Dreaming in Colours by Uvile Ximba is no different. Through a post on The Village group on...
Need a reward for getting through 2020? Just looking for a rollicking literary comedic ride through history? We've got just the treat for you: The Gospel According to Wanda B....
We're also doing Black Friday here at Modjaji Books - use the code #blackfriday for 30% off all books bought from our website. The code is valid until the end of November for...
Modjaji is venturing into a new genre - fantasy - with its forthcoming publication, The Pride of Noonlay. This collection of short stories by Shanice Ndlovu will be published in...
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...
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 Wednesday 21st July at 6pm (SAST) for a seminar with one of our best known, most successful...
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 way of keeping things going we made a few more beautiful bespoke books than usual. Here is...
Modjaji Books is not accepting submissions in 2021. We encourage writers who would like to submit to Modjaji to submit elsewhere, read more books (especially books published by Modjaji), and work on polishing their craft through writing courses and workshops. There...
While at the Centre for the Book in Cape Town, Colleen Higgs together with Maire Fisher compiled and edited the first Small Publishers’ Catalogue – listing as many of the small publishers in South Africa as possible. Once she founded Modjaji Books, she decided to pick...
Modjaji loves to work with young and upcoming artists for our covers, and the cover for Dreaming in Colours by Uvile Ximba is no different. Through a post on The Village group on Facebook, we learned about Edinah Tanya Chag - a self-taught artist from South Africa. We...
Need a reward for getting through 2020? Just looking for a rollicking literary comedic ride through history? We've got just the treat for you: The Gospel According to Wanda B. Lazarus. This powerhouse of a novel follows Wanda, accidentally cursed with immortality, on...
We're also doing Black Friday here at Modjaji Books - use the code #blackfriday for 30% off all books bought from our website. The code is valid until the end of November for South Africa only. It's a great way to support local literature and independent publishing....
Modjaji is venturing into a new genre - fantasy - with its forthcoming publication, The Pride of Noonlay. This collection of short stories by Shanice Ndlovu will be published in September 2020 and is one to look forward to. The stories in The Pride of Noonlay are...
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...