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What's your go-to book launch vibe? Silent lurker or question-asker? (No judgment either way 😄)

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October 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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From children's environmental fiction to Hausa folktales to bold speculative worlds—these stories deserve your attention.

Support independent African publishing. Get these books.

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October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Let’s talk about something we don’t say out loud enough as African writers:
Are we writing what’s true—or what sells? A thread?

#AfricanWriters #WriteBeyondPain #DecolonizePublishing #AfricanLiterature #StorytellingMatters #LiteraryCommunity #PublishingBias #ReadAfrica #Afrofuturism #AfricaIsMore
April 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Africa's stories deserve a global audience. Explore trends, business, lifestyle, travel, technology, and inspiring voices—all in one place. Read, discover, and stay ahead with TrendoraBay.
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July 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Girl Power Africa Style!
#ReadAfrica this #WorldKidLitMonth and #BlackHistoryMonth with a picture book from Sierra Leone, a gripping fantasy set in Kenya, and African Queens from across the continent🌍

Which have you read and what's going on your TBR pile?
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Book cover image African Queens – Incredible Stories of Africa’s Legendary Women Leaders Written & illustrated by Onyinye Iwu Published by Walker Books, 2026 Book cover image A Print for Ami Written by Vickie Remoe Illustrated by Alexey Koshelev Published by Pikin Books, 2021 Book cover Soni and the Life Drinkers – Intasimi Warriors Book 3 Written by Shiko Nguro Illustrated by Melissa McIndoe Published by Lantana, 2025
September 26, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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African writers and publishers are disrupting global publishing norms—on their own terms.

From self-publishing revolutions to language revival and diaspora innovation, Africa is not just participating—it’s leading.

#AfricanLiterature #IndiePublishing #AfroFuturism #ReadAfrica #DiasporaWriters
May 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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To writers and readers:

What kind of African stories do YOU want to see more of?
Drop your thoughts below.
#AfricanWriters #WriteBeyondPain #DecolonizePublishing #AfricanLiterature #StorytellingMatters #LiteraryCommunity #PublishingBias #ReadAfrica #Afrofuturism #AfricaIsMore
April 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Fascinating interview with #Cameroonian author Alain Serge Dzotap about his latest #kidlit book ‘Adi of Boutanga’ - published this month by @ebyrbooks.bsky.social
🇨🇲✨ #readAfrica #cameroon
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Meet the Writer: Alain Serge Dzotap
By Johanna McCalmont Today Cameroonian writer Alain Serge Dzotap talks to Johanna McCalmont about his latest book Adi of Boutanga (Eerdmans, April 2025), a story about a 13-year-old girl growing up…
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April 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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We'll be LIVE at #AWP26 in Baltimore! 🎉

Come find us March 4-7 for fresh African & diasporic stories, exclusive merch, and vibrant conversation.

What’s the one question you’d ask an Iska author?

Reply & we might bring your question to the stand!

#ReadAfrica #AWP2026 #Bookish #writersofsky
March 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Read about Africans Untranslatable Stories here www.iskanchi.com/blog/untrans...

#africanlanguages #untranslatablewords #iskanchipress #readafrica #literaturewithoutlimits #diasporavoices #blueskyauthors #publishingafrica
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June 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch

Are you the quiet listener or the first to ask a question at book events?

#AfricanLiterature #BookLaunch #ReadAfrica #Iskanchi
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Iskanchi Press Virtual Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Reading the World through Books for Young People: Africa!

Over at SCBWI, this year's #WorldKidLitMonth series starts with two picture books from Nigeria & Ghana, and YA set in Zimbabwe
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#ReadAfrica #ReadZimbabwe #ReadGhana #ReadNigeria #worldkidlit #booksky
Reading the World through Books for Young People: Africa
Every September is World Kid Lit Month : the ideal time to read beyond your borders, and explore children’s books from other countries and t...
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September 8, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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Final call to register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch

Grab your favorite beverage and join us. Let's do this. 🎉

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Iskanchi Press Virtual Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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from youth agency to creative thinking, empathy, art, and even mosquitoes! 🌍

Let’s read our way through the month, one book at a time. 💛
#BookwormCafé #ReadAfrica #KidsLit
August 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Thrilled to see my name on the cover as the #translator of this book by Aminta Dupuis, winner of the inaugural @iskanchipress.bsky.social Book Prize!

#ReadAfrica #WorldLit #WITmonth #Senegal
iskanchipress.bsky.social Iska Press For African Perspectives @iskanchipress.bsky.social · Sep 1
It’s here! 📚

The Child from Dindefello Falls by Aminta Dupuis, winner of the 2024 Iskanchi Book Prize, is out now. A poetic fable of loss, resilience, and hope rooted in Senegalese culture.

Grab your copy today at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...

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September 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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These five are reshaping what African literature looks like in the world.

The winner will be announced soon. 🎨

Keep your eyes peeled.

#IskanchiDesignPrize #AfricanDesign #BookDesign #AfricanArt #VisualStorytelling #ReadAfrica #AfricanCreatives #PublishingDesign
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Read the full piece + join the conversation:
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Let’s write—and read—beyond the trauma narrative.

#AfricanWriters #WriteBeyondPain #DecolonizePublishing #AfricanLiterature #StorytellingMatters #LiteraryCommunity #PublishingBias #ReadAfrica #Afrofuturism #AfricaIsMore
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April 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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November is here, and so are our biggest discounts of the year. 🍂📚

All month long: African stories that move, challenge, and inspire—now more accessible than ever.

Shop now with our discount code (Hols25) at www.iskanchi.com/category/all...

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November 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Melo’s Impact on Literature

Uses fiction and journalism to highlight the realities of post-colonial Africa.

His storytelling bridges the past and the present, the personal and the political.

Inspires a new generation of African writers and thinkers.

#ReadAfrica #BookLovers
March 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Day 27 of #WorldKidLitMonth: Johanna McCalmont shares three YA novels by authors she heard speak at Berlin's African Book Festival this summer: Mamle Wolo & Ayesha Harruna Attah from Ghana, and Tendai Huchu from Zimbabwe
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Keeping the Magic Alive in African YA
By Johanna McCalmont This year, I was lucky enough to kick off my summer holiday with a long weekend in Berlin for the African Book Festival. It was a magical time catching up with bookish friends,…
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September 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Day 29 of #WorldKidLitMonth on our blog: Environmental Stories from Nigeria, South Africa and Rwanda🌿🌊
Today, Ayo Oyeku shares 3 books that show "the world as a gift that will keep giving if we show gratitude by the way we live in it"
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#ReadAfrica #readtheworld
Environmental Stories from Nigeria, South Africa and Rwanda
By Ayo Oyeku When children start to interact with the world, everything looks simple, beautiful, and comforting. As they grow older, they understand our world is a magical globe of possibilities, w…
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September 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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“A book that does well in the US or the UK easily finds its way into bookstores in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and other African countries. It is much harder for great books published in Africa to make their way to America or the UK.”

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How Catalyst and Iskanchi Press Are Bringing African Writers’ Work to a Wider Audience
I met Kenechi Uzor a few years ago when he was new to publishing and launching his press, which focuses on publishing African writers. My own company, Catalyst Press, which also focuses on publishi…
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August 19, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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⭐Share a resource to help others explore global books for young people. Our website is absolutely packed with reading ideas: lists, book reviews, interviews, and links to other recommended sites. Delve in and get sharing!
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Read the World: where to start?
Click the icons below to explore our site and an entire globe of awesome books for young people By continent More ways to explore World Kid Lit! Translations: Explore our annual translation lists P…
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September 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Welcome to #readingtheworld. What better way to learn about the many cultures and peoples of Africa than by immersing yourself into their worlds?
#read #diverse #readafrica #welovebooks #community #humanity #sharingstories #love
September 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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It’s time to change that.
Africa is not a single story.
They’re not a genre of suffering.

#AfricanWriters #WriteBeyondPain #DecolonizePublishing #AfricanLiterature #StorytellingMatters #LiteraryCommunity #PublishingBias #ReadAfrica #Afrofuturism #AfricaIsMore
April 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM