United Nations SDG Book Club African Chapter A coalition of African book club industry actors with guidance from the International Publishers Association (IPA) and the United Nations Namibia have come together to establish this book club. The African Club promotes the UN Sustainable Development Goals using children's books of all kinds as a tool.
The target age of the child learners: 6 - 12years+
The 4 main languages of the Club are: English, Arabic, Kiswahili, and French. Website: https://namibia.un.org/en/125415-sdg-book-club-african-chapter
African Books CollectiveAfrican Books Collective (ABC) is an African owned, worldwide marketing and distribution outlet for 2,500 print titles from Africa, of which 800 are also ebooks - scholarly, literature and children's books. Founded, owned and governed by a group of African publishers, its participants are 154 independent and autonomous African publishers from 24 countries.
(Oxford, UK) Website: http://www.africanbookscollective.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AfricanBooksCollective
Read African BooksAn advocacy project from African Books Collective and a forum 'where people can come to read about the latest books, news, reviews and comment, on African publishing. Website: http://www.readafricanbooks.com
Saraba Magazine & Saraba Manuscript PrizeFounded by Damilola Ajayi and Emmanuel Iduma, Saraba magazine provides a platform for emerging writers to showcase their talent. The magazine accepts submissions from new writers in Nigeria and from other parts of Africa. The Saraba Manuscript Prize, a recent initiative of the magazine,is a powerful response to the growing interest in literature published and discussed within African countries. The prize accepts manuscript submissions in fiction and non-fiction categories from Nigerian writers at home and abroad. The aim is to bring the works of new writers to the attention of established and reputable new generation publishers. In 2015, Rotimi Babatunde, Caine Prize Winner, chaired the jury of the Saraba Manuscript Prize Website: http://wwww.sarabamag.com & http://manuscript.sarabamag.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarabamag
Bahati BooksFounded by King's College London alumna, Barbara Njau and by business partner Kudakwashe Kamupira, Bahati Books is currently based at Bush House, London. The digital publishing house, supported by King's London 20 Accelerator Programme, is dedicated to publishing and promoting African literature. King's College London has profiled Bahati Books as among 'game-changers' in education. Website: http://www.bahatibooks.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bahatibooks
Lagos Book and Art Festival, LABAFAfrica's biggest cultural picnic', an international event LABAF is an art festival with a 'heavy book content'. The host of LABAF, Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) periodically also hosts the Book Editor's Clinic at the festival. The Clinic seeks to cultivate standards in the quality of books and literary materials produced in Nigeria. CORA also hosts the Publishers Forum as a pre-LABAF event. This forum is a business meeting of stakeholders in the publishing value-chain. Website: http://www.lagosbookartfestival.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LagosBookAndArtFestivalLABAF
Ake Arts & Book FestivalHeld in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Ake Arts and Book Festival celebrates the arts and literature above all via a 5 day program of panel discussions, readings, interviews, film, dance, drama and more, including book stands and book deals with publishers. Website: http://www.akefestival.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AkeFestival
KTravula.comA fascinating and informative travel blog from the Nigerian Kola Tubosun, curator of the dictionary of Yoruba names at Yorubaname.com. In 2015, KTravula.com was nominated for the CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Awards. Website: http://www.ktravula.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTravula
Writivism FestivalThe Writivism Festival holds annually in Uganda, East Africa. It comprises diverse agenda including the promotion of emerging and established writers via book presentations, keynote speeches, workshops, readings prize awards and mentoring for emerging writers. Website: http://www.writivism.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WritivismFestival
Jalada AfricaThe pan-African writers collective, Jalada Africa, shot to international fame in 2016 subsequent to its feat of translating 'The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright', into 30 languages spoken in Africa. The short story by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, originally written in Kikuyu, became overnight, the 'single most translated short story in the history of African writing' Website: http://jaladaafrica.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaladaAfrica
