From Colleen’s desk Launching the movie tie-in edition of Snake by Tracey Farren, was a highlight this year! I was reminded that Tracey’s writing, the manuscript of Whiplash,...
November: Dezemba is almost upon us
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Meg Rickards
Is it February already?
We’re changing things up in 2025. We’ve moved our newsletter over to Substack. So if you are happy to keep on being a subscriber, you don’t need to do anything. (You can...
Modjaji Magic continues in 2024
Can you believe it’s already June and we’re only just sending out our first newsletter of the year? We have lots of exciting news to share! It’s hard to know what to share first.
One of our books has been turned into a movie, and we’re bringing out a re-edited movie tie-in edition. Our titles have also been receiving recognition left and right with wins, longlists, and shortlists for various awards. We’re also exploring some new directions we hope you’ll love.
Be sure to read below to catch up on our latest news!
Where did 2023 go?
What a year, and how fast it seemed to whizz by! Writers on the move Our authors traveled far and wide in 2023 and participated in lots of different literary festivals, events...
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...
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....
November: Dezemba is almost upon us
From Colleen’s desk Launching the movie tie-in edition of Snake by Tracey Farren, was a highlight this year! I was reminded that Tracey’s writing, the manuscript of Whiplash, which became her first book, published by Modjaji in 2008, is what made me decide to become a...
Is it February already?
We’re changing things up in 2025. We’ve moved our newsletter over to Substack. So if you are happy to keep on being a subscriber, you don’t need to do anything. (You can unsubscribe if you don’t want to receive the newsletters anymore.) As from the 1st Feb, we’ve...
Modjaji Magic continues in 2024
Can you believe it’s already June and we’re only just sending out our first newsletter of the year? We have lots of exciting news to share! It’s hard to know what to share first.
One of our books has been turned into a movie, and we’re bringing out a re-edited movie tie-in edition. Our titles have also been receiving recognition left and right with wins, longlists, and shortlists for various awards. We’re also exploring some new directions we hope you’ll love.
Be sure to read below to catch up on our latest news!
Where did 2023 go?
What a year, and how fast it seemed to whizz by! Writers on the move Our authors traveled far and wide in 2023 and participated in lots of different literary festivals, events and book fairs. We traveled to Morocco for a Women Writers in Africa festival (Barbara Adair...
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?...
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...