Deadline: Aug. 31, 2019. Imagnary House publishes children’s books and young-adult literature. The boutique publishing house in Cape Town, South Africa calls for submissions. The company focuses on building a larger market for African children’s authors and illustrators. So, it does this by igniting local readership, and engaging with international readers, rights and literary agents. Founder Brad Harris built the publishing house based on his experience [ … ]
Category: Children’s Books
Submit to the 2018 African Writers Award
Deadline: Oct. 13, 2018. Every year, the African Writers Development Trust (AWDT) hosts the African Writers Award as the highpoint of the African Writers Conference (AWC). The conference brings together writers of African descent to facilitate networking, provide opportunities and sustain a conversation on advancing the collective interests of African writers. The theme of the 2018 AWC is “Re-imagining African Literature: New Voices, [ … ]
Invisible Borders: The TransAfrican Project
Deadline: Oct. 9, 2017. Invisible Borders recently launched a project to publish a series of books for children ages 7 to 12. It seeks African writers and illustrators to work on the first book in its new project. The series will present fictionalized accounts of the lives and exploits of selected Africans, as well as stories of societies, civilizations, and cultures [ … ]