![]() Famous titles this publisher acts as a distributor for, includes the Harry Potter series and The Lord of the Rings, among others. This organization also acts as an agent for numerous American and British publishing houses, acting as a distributor of their books across South Africa. One of the major book publishers in South Africa of English general books, Jonathan Ball Publishers was formed in 1976 and publishes and distributes books about South African history, current affairs, politics and also some fiction. Take a look at the submission guidelines for full details, along with information on how to make a submission. Unsolicited manuscripts for poetry, religious/spiritual books, self-help books, and reference books are not accepted. Children’s stories centred on Africa are also accepted. Genres Black Letter Media accepts, includes personal history, speculative fiction, rural fantasy, mythical, romantic horror, among others, including works that don’t fit into any concrete category. ![]() This publisher also gives preference to books that are set in an African environment (either real or imagined). If you’re interested in making a submission to Black Letter Media, you need to ensure your book has a narrative for an adult reader audience, makes use of an indigenous African language, either as the main language of the book, or as a feature of your work if it is written in English. Black Letter Media publishes authors not only in South Africa, but other African nations such as Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria, among others. With a focus on publishing new African writers, Black Letter Media, which was founded by Duduzile Zamantungwa Mabaso in 2011, produces both print books and ebooks. Therefore, ensure your book is outstanding in order to increase your chances of getting accepted by this South African book publisher. Do note that LAPA Uitegewers is very selective of the books it publishes and looks for works of the highest quality. You can find specific guidelines on how to make a submission for fiction and novels, general nonfiction, cook books, craft books, children’s books and youth books at this page. When it comes to children’s books, this publisher publishes works for various age groups ranging from 0-3 years all the way to 15-18 years. LAPA accepts submissions for fiction, nonfiction on a wide range of topics, children’s books and youth books. You don’t need a literary agent to make a submission to Penguin Random House South Africa.Ī book publisher in Pretoria, LAPA Uitgewers publishes mainly Afrikaans books and occasionally provides some of its titles in English. Take a look carefully at its submission guidelines at this page. ![]() ![]() Genres not accepted by Penguin Random House South Africa include Young Adult fiction, short stories, novellas, poetry, religious fiction, works that have been self-published, scripts, science fiction, fantasy and educational works.Ī submission to this publisher will require 3 chapters as samples, a synopsis of no more than 1 page and a brief biography. Fiction works are published through Penguin Fiction and Umuzi, two imprints of Penguin Random House South Africa, while nonfiction is published through the Penguin Non-Fiction and Zebra Press imprints. ![]() Are you a South African writer who has just written a manuscript and are now in search for a publisher for your book?īelow we’ve featured 9 top book publishing companies in South Africa.įor each publisher, we’ve given an overview of the types of books it publishes and have made clear whether a publisher is currently open to submissions, or not.įormed from the merging of Random House Penguin Books South Africa and Random House Struik in 2015, Penguin Random House South Africa publishes general fiction, literary fiction, illustrated nonfiction, and children’s books. ![]()
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