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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Whiplash
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...
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...
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?...
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...