Everyone here at Modjaji is excited to dive into 2021 and the fabulous books it will bring. Among those fabulous books is The School Gates by Fiona Snyckers, a skewering critique...
An interview with Fiona Snyckers
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An interview with Futhi Ntshingila
In 2014, Modjaji published Do Not Go Gentle – a story of strong women who have little but are determined to shape their own destinies. The book was translated into Mozambican and...
An interview with Jeannie McKeown
Fall Awake, Jeannie McKeown’s latest volume of poetry, came out during lockdown and thus missed out on the fanfare it deserves. This month we’d like to celebrate the collection...
Meet Barbara Adair
Barbara Adair is an award-winning novelist, academic and travel writer. Based in Johannesburg, her novels include the critically-acclaimed In Tangier We Killed the Blue Parrot...
Interview with Ameera Patel
As Ameera Patel's novel Outside the Lines is being launched by Catalyst Press in the USA to rave reviews, here's a look back at a 2016 interview with the author of this gripping...
Meet Philippa Kabali-Kagwa
‘Writing allowed me to honour the connections between life and death’—Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa talks to Tiah Beautement about her memoir, Flame and Song Philippa Namutebi...
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....
Making covers for Modjaji’s books: Fourth Child by Megan Hall
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...
Meet Joan Metelerkamp
Joan Metelerkamp is an award-winning South African poet with several collections published by Modjaji. In this interview from Conversations with Writers, published way back in...
An interview with Fiona Snyckers
Everyone here at Modjaji is excited to dive into 2021 and the fabulous books it will bring. Among those fabulous books is The School Gates by Fiona Snyckers, a skewering critique of private school privilege through the eyes of a dance teacher. We sat down with Fiona...
An interview with Futhi Ntshingila
In 2014, Modjaji published Do Not Go Gentle – a story of strong women who have little but are determined to shape their own destinies. The book was translated into Mozambican and Brazilian Portuguese, as well as being published in the USA by Catalyst Press as We Kiss...
An interview with Jeannie McKeown
Fall Awake, Jeannie McKeown’s latest volume of poetry, came out during lockdown and thus missed out on the fanfare it deserves. This month we’d like to celebrate the collection by bringing you an interview with Jeannie herself. Modjaji: I first just wanted to ask how...
Meet Barbara Adair
Barbara Adair is an award-winning novelist, academic and travel writer. Based in Johannesburg, her novels include the critically-acclaimed In Tangier We Killed the Blue Parrot and WILL, the Passenger Delaying Flight... To get to know this multi-talented author, here...
Interview with Ameera Patel
As Ameera Patel's novel Outside the Lines is being launched by Catalyst Press in the USA to rave reviews, here's a look back at a 2016 interview with the author of this gripping debut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFqAc7d4PE8
Meet Philippa Kabali-Kagwa
‘Writing allowed me to honour the connections between life and death’—Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa talks to Tiah Beautement about her memoir, Flame and Song Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa Tiah Beautement chats to Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa about her poetry and...
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. Whiplash was short-listed for the Sunday Times Fiction Prize in 2009, and the author...
Making covers for Modjaji’s books: Fourth Child by Megan Hall
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....
Meet Joan Metelerkamp
Joan Metelerkamp is an award-winning South African poet with several collections published by Modjaji. In this interview from Conversations with Writers, published way back in 2009, she talks, among other things, about the vacuum that exists on the South Africa poetry...