Small Publishers deadline extended and other April news
Modjaji online pop-up sale Modjaji Books is having an online pop-up sale! We're offering free delivery if you buy more than R500 worth of books. We are trying to generate some cash flow in these tough times. We just have quite a bit of stock of these titles or we are...
Custom publishing possibilities
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...
Courses, workshops, books and other resources Modjaji recommends for writers
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...
It’s March already! A month of bookish events and other news
African Small Publishers Catalogue A reminder that Modjaji is still accepting submissions from African small publishers and advertisers for the 2021 African Small Publishers Catalogue. The deadline for submissions is 31st March. The catalogue reaches important people...
Reflections on 2020
Reflections on 2020: an intern's perspective Grace Brain As I sit down to write a reflection on my time at Modjaji, I find myself writing and rewriting this opening line, trying to find the words that reflect how much I have loved my year here. It’s a bittersweet...
Two interviews with Michelle Edwards
February has brought us a bumper crop of interviews! Today we're taking a look at WriteOnline's two-part interview with Michelle Edwards, author of the upcoming Go Away Birds. Part 1 of the interview talks about Michelle's writing process - finding a publisher, life...
February newsletter: It’s the month of love, and we love books!
January is always a tough month, but you've gotten through it! Why not reward yourself or someone you love with a Modjaji title to welcome you home after a long day? Hellos and goodbyes New years bring changes to us all, and Modjaji is no exception. This year we’re...
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...
New African Small Publishers’ Catalogue incoming!
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...
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...
