Sub-Saharan Africa Literature and Publishing Sector Report As we look to build on our programmes with the literature and publishing sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, the British Council has commissioned a scoping report into the trade publishing and literature sectors across nine countries in which it operates: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The purpose of the report is to gather up-to-date information on local contexts, trends and challenges in publishing and contemporary writing across the nine countries.With numerous changes and innovations in the publishing and literature sectors in recent years, many as a result of the pandemic, the report aims to provide an overview of the sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa to inform the British Council’s future work in Literature. The insight gathered in the report will also be shared with sector stakeholders, to inform practice, policy, and potential collaborations. The scoping report focusses on publishers, writers and literature organisations working across different African languages. It examines the publishing sector, including traditional book publishing, online publishing and writing magazines, self-publishing, audio and e-books and other innovative forms of publishing. The report also reflects on the broader literature sector in each country, including, but not limited to festivals, writers, collectives, live literature, writer development, translation and other forms which are... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
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Penguin Random House Children’s will this summer publish a second collection of short stories from Terry Pratchett. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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HarperFicton literary imprint The Borough Press has acquired a "unique perspective" on the effects of the Syrian War, An Unsafe Haven by Nada Awar Jarrar. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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How many have you read? Test yourself by seeing if you can match first lines to the titles of the Monitor's favorite novels (and one collection of short stories) from 2015. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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Author Stuart Evers recently collaborated with U.K. folk trio Daughter, writing three short stories that provide the visuals for three music videos promoting Daughter's second album. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Snapchat's Discover feature, users get quick app access to a wide variety of mobile video channels from the likes of CNN, Vice, Buzzfeed and a dozen other media brands. Starting Friday, U.S. users get an option just for the holidays.Online publishing and retail start-up Brit + Co will deliver... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the French city of Grenoble, there are unusual vending machines that don't dispense soda or snacks -- they print out short stories that look like paper receipts instead. These machines were built by a publishing company called Short Éditi... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instagram has seen its share of photo essays, profiles and short stories. But no one has used the image-sharing network to publish an entire novel - at least not until Matilda and Harry. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When sickly Bostonian Edward J. O'Brien put together the first "Best American Short Stories" anthology in 1915, short stories were considered junky pop culture. He was hoping that his project would elevate the short-story form. He had no idea he was launching a series that would last a century... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Katie Espiner will begin her role as m.d. of Orion next month, it has been confirmed. Espiner, who is currently at HarperCollins’ imprint The Borough Press, was announced as the new m.d. of Orion earlier this year as part of a shake-up of senior management at the Hachette UK company. She will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer Jane Gardam is to be awarded the Charles-Chichester Award for a Lifetime's Excellence in Short Fiction at a special event held at this year's Charleston Small Wonder Short Story Festival. Gardam, who is the author of short stories as well as novels including the Old Filth trilogy, will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short stories are gaining ground in the UK, but authors working within the format are finding it more difficult to break into the public consciousness than novelists, writers have told The Bookseller. Awards that cover all forms of fiction such as The Folio Prize, won in 2014 by George... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail has signed two books from Orange Prize-winner Valerie Martin, a novel and a collection of short stories. Commissioning editor Rebecca Gray signed UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) from Peter Straus at RCW, on behalf of Molly Friedrich at the Friedrich Agency. Short... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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