We’re delighted to announce that we will be opening submissions again on 1 March 2019. We accept the following kinds of manuscripts this year: Novels Collections of short stories by a single author Creative Non-fiction which can include memoir, letters, biography, and other kinds of non-fiction. We suggest reading a number of Modjaji titles to […]
Modjaji is welcoming 2019, and our 12th year of publishing, with two new soon-to-be-released titles. In Trinity on Track, the much-awaited sequel to Fiona Snyckers’ YA novel Team Trinity, Trinity Luhabe returns to school for the second term of Grade Ten determined to solve the mystery of Jim Grey and how he died. We love the cover, designed by Toni Olivier […]
When we did the Thundafund campaign for our A to Z of Amazing South African Women, author Ambre Nicolson affectionately referred to it as “The Little Book That Could”. Over a year since publication, it continues to amaze us with its traction. We’re delighted to share that Transnet has commissioned a bulk order of copies of An A to […]
Team Modjaji is taking a well-deserved break over the holiday season, we’ll be closing our online store. But don’t worry, you can still get any Modjaji titles you’d like to gift to yourself or others at your local indie or non-indie bookstore (see our list of favourites), Loot, or Exclusive Books online. International readers can […]
The Modjaji offices have been buzzing with activity, as we released three incredible new titles in quick succession. We were honoured to get to bring out the southern African version of La Bastarda, written by Trifonia Melibea Obobo and translated by Lawrence Schimel. Efemia Chela called La Bastarda “a revolutionary piece of literature, where a young girl isn’t saved […]
National Book Week 2018 is coming up and Gautenger booklovers, nerds, creatives, and lovers of good conversation are all rallying for 2018 South African Book Fair. Publisher Colleen Higgs and intern Aimee-Claire Smith of Modjaji Books are delighted to be there. We’ll have a stand near the back – please do come say hi, chat […]
National Book Week 2018 is coming up and Cape Townian booklovers, nerds, creatives, and lovers of good conversation are all rallying for The Open Book Festival. Here’s your complete guide to which Modjaji authors will be at Open Book this year, and where you can catch them in conversation – and get them to sign your […]
We’ve been quiet the past while, but we’re back with a thrilling new release: La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono and translated by Lawrence Schimel. The first novel by an Equatorial Guinean woman to be translated into English, La Bastarda is the story of the orphaned teen Okomo, who lives under the watchful eye of her grandmother and dreams of finding […]
Publishing is something that is, in general, achieved behind a screen. Answering and writing emails – so, so many emails. Reading manuscripts and proofs. Inspecting concept sketches for covers. Filling out forms. Social media. More emails. So, in early May, we decided to bring it back to the basics, to the reason we publish in […]
Modjaji Books invites it’s Cape Town readers to an exclusively Modjaji pop-up shop at publisher Colleen Higgs home. This is your chance to shop local, meet other Modjaji fans, grab those Modjaji titles you’ve had your eye on for a while, or discover new ones you didn’t know about. And there will be things you can’t […]
Asleep Awake Asleep
R200.00
I turned away and she was gone
R180.00
Trinity on Track
R220.00
