Last Friday, I had the pleasure of hosting Raphaël Thierry (Ægitna Literary Agency) for an online talk at UChicago about the role of literary agents & the challenges of African publishing & world literature. Many thanks to Raphaël for such a rich and thought-provoking presentation #Africanpublishing

So what’s holding the industry back?

The length African publishers are willing to go. Iskanchi is playing her role. We call on others to play their too.

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Press release: Modjaji Books and Catalyst Press announce international publishing partnership - LitNet This arrangement promises to bring increased global visibility to Modjaji authors while maintaining Modjaji’s distinctive editorial vision and established local presence.

This has been brewing behind the scenes for months, and now we can make the announcement.

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‘The centre of my world is going to be where I say it is’—An interview with Ellah Wakatama on African publishing, excerpted from Imprint Africa The JRB presents an interview with Ellah Wakatama, facilitated by Joel Cabrita, excerpted from Imprint Africa: Conversations with African Women Publishers. Imprint AfricaEdited by Joel CabritaModjaji ...

We were delighted to see an excerpt from the interview with Ellah Wakatama from our new title, "Imprint Africa, Conversations with African Women Publishers" in the latest edition of the JRB.

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