The African Writers’ Handbook

The African Writers’ Handbook

African Book Collective and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation together organized the seminal gathering of major African writers and publishers at the African Writers-Publishers Seminar in Tanzania in 1998. That gathering called for a ‘New Deal’ between African writers and publishers, which is included and discussed in this practical Handbook carrying forward the work of the seminar.With an introductory essay by Niyi Osundare, here are all the answers to what African creative writers want to know about publishing and how to break into print.
how to get published
how publishing works
the relations with publishers
the experiences of established writers
how to find resources
Plus a massive amount of practical information and resources materials on;

prizes, awards and contests
writers’ organization
magazines
vanity and self-publishing
literary agents
censorship
rights and co-publishing
book fairs and book launches
resources for authors on the Internet
minimum terms and code practice.
Contributors include major African writers and publishers:
Dapoy Adeniyi, Walter Bgoya, Henry Chakava, Cyprian Ekwensi, Taban lo Liyong, Kole Omotoso, Osonye Tess Onwueme, Femi Osofisan, Niyi Osundare, the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, Yvonne Vera and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza.