Modjaji turns 15 and more autumn news
Join us in celebrating 15 years of feminist publishing: Giveaways, birthday sale, Modjaji trivia, and more Happy birthday to us - Modjaji Books turns 15 this April! In the past 15 years, founder and MD Colleen Higgs - together with many collaborators, supporters,...
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?...
Modjaji authors at Time of the Writer and more late-summer news
Modjaji Authors at Time of the Writer The Time of the Writer festival returns for its 25th edition March 14 - 21 2022. We’re delighted that several Modjaji writers are featured in the festival, which is happening virtually this year. See below for Modjaji author...
Ushering in the new year with new books
Happy 2022 from all of us at Modjaji Books! We're beyond excited for the books we'll be bringing out this year - we've got poetry, short stories, novels, memoir and more for you to look forward to, as well as an exciting new venture that we can't yet share more about....
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...
Wow, what a year! Modjaji closes 2021 with a bang.
You're invited: A pop-up Modjaji book sale in Cape Town (plus a one-day-only online discount) Please join us on Saturday, 13 November for a special, one-day-only pop-up Modjaji sale at the home of MD and founder Colleen Higgs. Doors open at 10am and close at 4pm, pop...
Catching up with Modjaji’s October news
69 Jerusalem Street by Lindiwe Nkutha shortlisted for the 2021 UJ Prizes for South African Writing in English Our hearty congratulations to Lindiwe Nkutha: Her short story collection, 69 Jerusalem Street, has been shortlisted for the 2021 UJ Prizes for South African...
