Exhibitors
Jozi Book Fair welcomes the publishers, book sellers, publisher-writers (self-publishers), and NGOs who will be exhibiting at the fair. The following exhibitors are registered for stalls at the fair, which will be held at Museum Africa in Newtown. Click here for the floor space plan
Exhibitors Details
ANFASA Academic and Non- Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa
20 DeKorteStreet,Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2001
P.O.Box31134,Braamfontein,2017
Tel:011 712 8008
Fax:011 403 9094
Email: info@anfasa.org.za
Website: www.anfasa.org.za
ANFASA is an advocacy group for authors. We aim to give voice to the interests and concerns of all academic and non-fiction authors, whether or not their works have appeared in print. Our vision is to be a member-driven association aiming to uphold and enhance the profile and status of academic and non-fiction authors in South Africa, through advocating for the recognition of their works and protection of their rights, in collaboration and cooperation with all stakeholders in the book value chain
ALLABOUTWRITING
40 Athlone Road, Park View, 2193, South Africa
PostNet Suite43, Private Bag x7, ParkView 2122,
Tel: 011 646 4435/0826524643
Fax: 0866893939
Email: trishurquhart@gmail.com
Website: www.allaboutwritingcourses.com ALLABOUTWRITING aims to help writers write – for fun, for art and for profit. To this end we have designed a number of on-line and face-to-face courses that we hold regularly around the country. The courses cover fiction, creative non-fiction and television drama focusing specifically on soaps. ALLABOUTWRITING's flagship creative writing course and writing for soap course are both available on and off-line. Short courses include one on building characters, a biography and memoir course and a curse on romance writing. ALLABOUTWRITING was founded by novelist Jo-Anne Richards and television writer Richard Beynon. Together they bring a deep understanding of their craft, its challenges and the means to overcome them.
amaBooks Publishers
P.O. Box AC1066
Ascot, Bulawayo
Cell: +263 (0) 912 274341
Email: amabooksbyo@gmail.com
Website: www.amabooksbyo.com ’amaBooks is a small independent publisher based in Bulawayo, mostly specialising in contemporary creative writing in English, with a few local culture and history titles. ’amaBooks aims to give an opportunity to previously unpublished writers and 102 writers have so far featured in the 23 books we have published since we started in 2001. The majority of our new writers have appeared in the Short Writings series, most recently Long Time Coming: Short Writings from Zimbabwe, a collection of short stories and poems. We have had recent international recognition, with Long Time Coming chosen by the UK’s leading progressive magazine New Internationalist as one of their two ‘Best Books of 2009’ and Christopher Mlalazi’s Dancing with Life: Tales from the Township being awarded an Honourable Mention at the 2009 Noma Awards for African Publishing.
Postal Address
9 Derrick str, Cyrildene, Johannesburg
Tel: 011 622 2877
Email: communications@genderlinks.org.za Genderlinks is an NGO based in southern Africa in which men and women are able to participate equally in all aspects of public and private in accordance of the Southern African Development community ( SADC) protocol on gender and development. We focus on the alliance programmes centred around the SADC protocol as well as the media and governance.
Kemotha Production & Publishing
924 Ralefutso Street
Moletsane 186
P.O.Box 334
Newtown 2113
Tel:011 930 3773
Email: molienit@webmail.co.za
Kemotha Production and Publishing is a black owned company specialising in publishing , printing and filming The company was established by Moliethi Francisca Tsephe in 2007. In its establishement it has published Adult Fiction books as well as childrens books . In collaboration with Moabasesotho Writers Organisation , Kemotha conducts workshops for writers to help home the skills. It also does story telling and books readings for children in Soweto.
The Apartheid Museum pays special attention to the children of South Africa. It seeks to develop a
keen understanding of the history of the people of South Africa by nurturing a critical generation that
responds swiftly and decisively to crush the emergence of any kind of social evil.
Curriculum Development Project
20 Derby Road
Bertrams
2094
P.O. Box 33744
Jeppestown
2043
South Africa
Tel: (011) 624 1025
Fax: (011) 618 1429
Mobile: 082 650 3780
Email: deyana-cdp@mail.ngo.za
The CDP Trust, an NGO established in 1989, maintains its art and culture education and training focus. The CDP’s training programmes serve the formal and non-formal sectors; community centres; early childhood development practitioner and trainer development; school-based educator; district official trainers; and women’s development programmes. All CDP’s programmes are trialled and documented, and captured in a wide range of beautifully designed, full-colour publications. The role of the CDP’s newly established Publications Project is to manage the creation, publication and distribution of the books, some of which have already been warmly received in education and developmental circles. The vision of the CDP Publications Project is to be a well-managed unit producing quality publications effectively directed at, and marketed to, identified readerships.
Economic Justice Network of Foccisa
Church House No. 1 Queen Victioria Street, Cape Town
Phone : 021 424 9563
Fax : 021 424 9564
Fax : 021 424 9564
Mobile : 082 269 2829
Email : simonv@ejn.org.za
EJN of the fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa is a faith-based Christian organization representing 12 National Councils of Churches (NCCS) in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Region. We work on advocacy work on issues of finance and development, food security, trade and on SADC advocacy. We work on behalf of poor people of the SADC region who are disadvantaged by economic issues, in a way that deny them of them human rights.
Physical Address : 19 Flamingo Crescent, Lansdowne, Western Cape, ZA
postal address : P.O Box 36353, Glosderry, 7702
Web Address : http://www.elru.co.za
Tel No : (021) 762-7500
Fax No : (021) 762-7528
Elru is accredited by the etdp seta and has provisional registration with the department of education as a further education and training college. since 1978, Elru has worked with people in communities throughout Southern Africa towards the realisation of human potential.
The Es’kia Institute is organic to the lives of the people it serves in the area of its operations and an innovative influence in national efforts towards building Afrikan-centered initiatives in Arts, Culture, Education and Literature. The Institute will facilitate interactive learning between teacher, student and community, providing the space for growth.
Vision
The Es’kia Institute nurtures, supports and develops community initiatives in Arts, Culture, Education and Literature in an effort to advance and preserve our Afrikan Heritage.
French Institute
Physical Address
17 Lower Park Driver
Parkview
Johannesburg
56 Margaret Singana Street,
Newtown
Email: ifas@ifas.org.za
Website: www.ifas.org.za The French Institute in South Africa, is the cultural agency of the French Embassy in South Africa, organises around fifty artistic events per year with the objective of promoting French and French-speaking culture (both from Africa and the Indian Ocean) to the local public. IFAS Research focuses on the human social sciences in Southern Africa. Dibuka information centre on contemporary France is the media library of IFAS. Through it collections, its provides access to francophone people.
Postal Address
10 Park Avenue
Bordeaux, Randburg
Tel: 011 886 1882
Email: info@grailmessage.co.za
Website: www.grailmessage.co.za The Grail Message Foundation South Africa is an association that aspires to the spiritual and moral upliftment and humanity through the mediation and cultivation of the world views explained in the Grail message “In the light of truth” by conventional means of book distribution at book fairs, book shops, libraries, and the internet, as well as through public lectures
2nd Floor Kruis House, Corner Kruis and Harries, 19 Harries Street, Marshalltown
P.O. Box 4662, Linden, South Africa Tel: 083 991 6647/0721195004
Email:phehello@bko.co.za
Website:unitydesign.co.za
We are a small publisher based in Joburg. We have published five books and we are releasing a further three this year. We publish material that appeals to us and which would not otherwise see the light of day. We publish what we like!
Physical Address
119 Jan Smuts Avenue
off Newport Road
Parkwood 2193
Postal Adress
Private Bag x18
Parkview 2122
Email: info@johannesburg.goethe.org
Website: www.goethe.de/johannesburg
The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany. We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. We also convey a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on Germany's cultural, social and political life. Due to South Africa´s history of racial discrimination our focus here is particularly on the development of and involvement with previously disadvantaged groups of the population. Thus, seminars and workshops are in the limelight of our program. Our library offers a wide variety of print and audiovisual material on different Germany-related topics. The books and media (including CDs and DVDs) cover cultural and social interests as well as German literature and material to learn and practice German. Most of our DVDs have English subtitles and we offer English books to cater for the non-German speaking clients, interested in German literature, arts and culture.
Help2Read equips primary school children with vital literacy skills by placing trained reading helpers in Primary Schools where they provivide the children with long-term care and support. The volunteers help children become confident readers by reading with them, Playing games, having discussions and making reading fun. Help2Read provides free trainging and support to the volunteers as well as boxes full of fun books and games
1 Maisonette Building, New Brighton, 6200, Ntshekisa Road, Port Elizabeth
P.O. Box 63, New Brighton, 6200, Port Elizabeth
Tel: 072 424 6896
Fax: 041 462 54 74
Email: mnyezwa@ananzi.co.za
We publish new and courageous South African poetry and short fiction. The magazine seeks to shift the literary focus in the country from anglicised and foreign tradition to start to embrace African experience and local aesthetics. We have done this through purposefully promoting literary works with a special sensitivity to the peculiar and disadvantaged experience of Africans all over the world.
Physical Address
No 46 Mitchell Street
Berea
Email:tsumele@webmail.co.za Tsumele Publishing is a young and progressive publishing company which specialises in producing innovative and insightful arts and culture publications and books on non fiction covering culture, politics and socio-economic issues. Tsumele Publishing produces the new leading arts and entertainment monthly publication Citylife covering fine art, theatre books, motivational book We can do it.
MEDI Publishing
Unit 7
Caramba Business Park
Phakalane, Gaborone
Botswana
Phone: + 267 391 3203/ + 267 312 1110
Fax:+267 312 1110
Email: medi@botsnet.b.w
Website:www.medipublishing.com
Medi Publishing is an indeginous publishing company 100% citizen owners and a first woman established company of its dort. It publishes mostly educational books for Botswana schools at all levels from pre-primary to tertiary. Our main goal is also to set up well established collection of all the languages of Botswana.
Heartfelt Publishing
31 Oakland
88 South Street
Lyttelton
Postnet Suite 54
Private Bag x1028
Lyttelton
0140
Tel: (012) 643 0629
Email: christaswart23@gmail.com
Heartfelt Publishing is a project which is a response to the decline of progressive publishing initiatives that are experienced by aspiring writers today. Central to the economic constraints of the traditional publisher, our aim is to snap up and develop the remarkable talent with which first-time writers contribute to the education of the masses. Heartfelt Publishing is involved in various initiatives to promote all forms of literature, fiction, non-fiction, poetry and educational material, in dedicated guidance to prevent our talented youths from all social backgrounds, from becoming victims of financial abuse by Internet promoted scams. We will exhibit the talent of our literary artists in an affordable and professional way, motivating ease-of-access publishing to people with limited resources.
Room 14 Community House, 41 Salt River Road, Salt River
P. O. Box 1213, Woodstock 7915
Tel: (021) 447 6375
Fax: (021) 448 2282
Email: info@ilrig.org.za
Website: www.ilrig.org.za ILRIG is an NGO providing education, publications and research for the labour and social movements in South and Southern Africa. The main focus of our work is globalisation. Our work on globalisation is informed by the view that globalisation is not a heightened form of international integration but an attempt to restructure class relations so as to restore capitalist profitability. Globalisation is neither neutral nor inevitable. There is an alternative!
P. O. Box 1213, Woodstock 7915
Tel: (021) 447 6375
Fax: (021) 448 2282
Email: info@ilrig.org.za
Website: www.ilrig.org.za ILRIG is an NGO providing education, publications and research for the labour and social movements in South and Southern Africa. The main focus of our work is globalisation. Our work on globalisation is informed by the view that globalisation is not a heightened form of international integration but an attempt to restructure class relations so as to restore capitalist profitability. Globalisation is neither neutral nor inevitable. There is an alternative!
House of Movement, 5th Floor
123 Pritchard Street, (Corner Mooi Street)
Johannesburg
P. O. Box 5977
Johannesburg, 2000
Tel:(011) 336 9190
Fax: (011) 336 9196
Email: info@khanyacollege.org.za
Website: www.khanyacollege.org.za
123 Pritchard Street, (Corner Mooi Street)
Johannesburg
P. O. Box 5977
Johannesburg, 2000
Tel:(011) 336 9190
Fax: (011) 336 9196
Email: info@khanyacollege.org.za
Website: www.khanyacollege.org.za
Khanya College Publishing, a project of Khanya College, is a response to the decline of progressive publishing initiatives that were central to the social justice struggle during the anti-apartheid struggle. KC Publishing ‘s menu includes the Khanya: a Journal for Activists, books, newsletters and booklets produced at Khanya College. Khanya College Publishing is involved in various initiatives to promote a progressive publishing movement in South Africa and on the continent, which includes the Jozi Book Fair and setting up a printing house. Amongst others we provide platforms for debate, critical analysis of contemporary economic, social and political issues.
Junkets Publishers
11 Winchester Road, Mowbray, Cape Town 7700
Tel: (021) 448 7186
Email: info.junkets@iafrica.com
Website: http://junketspublisher.blogspot.com
Junkets Publishers is a small-scale publisher based in Cape Town, South Africa, formed to publish the novel 'Rebel Angel' in 2005, in association with Snailpress. Junkets Publisher was the winner of the 2009 Arts & Culture Trust Excellence Award for Literature.
Mosala-Masedi Publishers & Booksellers
Physical Address: 122 Kyalami Boulevard Robin Drive, Vorna Valley, Midrand
Postal Address: P.O. BOX 946 Noordwyk,1687, South Africa
Tel: 011 022-6365/082 707 5796/ 083 891 7367
Fax: 086 547 5933
Email: mosmasedi@gmail.com
Mosala-Masedi Publishers and Booksellers is a black owned company whose core focus includes but is not limited to, writing Setswana books. i.e. poems, novels, short stories & dramas, comedies, etc. We also offer Setswana editing services, translation of english to Setswana, poetry sessions, workshops related to Setswana literature, and sales and supple of books and materials to clients.
National Library of South Africa
Physical Adress
228 Proes Street
Pretoria 001
Postal Adress
Private Bag x990
Pretoria 0001
Email: mmbatho.mashaba@nlsa.ac.za
Website: www.nlsa.ac.za The National Library of SA is a custodian and provider of the nation's key knowledge resources. We are mandated by the National library of South Africa Act to collect and preserve published documents and make them accessible . We ensure that knowledge is not lost to posterity and that information is available for research . The National Library collection's contain a wealth of information and include rare manuscripts, books published in South Africa, periodical government official foreign publications, maps, technical reports, and newspapers. Many of these are available on CD or microfilm, in digital format or on the internet.
No 2 Anikehof Complex
Martha Road North(off Rabie Road)
Fontainebleali
Randburg,2194
Postal Adress
P.O.Box 2756
Pinegowrie 2123
Email: info@porcupinepress.co.za
Website: www.porcupine.co.za
Porcupine Press was established in November 2009 in response to the growing demand from writers of all genres wanting to see their work published. We offer the full range of professional publishing expertise in editing, production, distribution and the marketing of high-quality books. We print-to-order, avoiding the cost of excessive print-runs. Our dedicated team of editors, proofreaders, layout and design artists, marketers and distributors will help to transform your work from the ‘brain to the bookshop’.
Room to Read
Physical Address
Unit F1, Hatfield Gardens
333 Grosvenor Street
Hatfield, Pretoria
Email: info@roomtoread.org
Website: http://www.roomtoread.org Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partners, organisations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children. We also support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.
"Radical black perspectives are often excluded from mainstream media and the political journal of essays New Frank Talk is an attempt at popularising a black perspective through critical essays on the black condition in post-94 South Africa. This quarterly is published by Andile Mngxitama who is currently preoccupied with contributing towards a revolutionary Black Consciousness in the 21st Century."
Physical Adress
Unit 3 old Castle Brewery
6 Beach Road
Woodstock
7925
Tel: 011 839 0299/021 448 9839
Email: owen@stephanphillips.com
Website: www.stephanphillips.com Stephan Phillips is a logistic organisation that provides a fully intergrated warehousing and delivery fulfillment service. We offer cost effective, reliable, customer centric logistic solutions. Stephan Phillips offers customised and cost effective solution to publishing partners,and the peace of mind that their books and receipts will be well managed through a professional warehouse team. The company constantly seeks competitive advantage through investment in technology staff and expertise.
Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers
The authors who wrote this book were all part of the longest active road blockade in South African history, and lived on Symphony Way for almost 1 year and 9 months. They created an inspiring, safe, educative and some would say revolutionary community during the blockade. You will read in the stories how the community of 139 families stamped out crime and drug-dealing in their area, created youth and children's projects like creches, netball teams and youth-written drama groups, and were involved in various other projects.
Physical Address
21 Chiswick Street
Brixton 2092
Postal Address
Email: monica@monicaseeber.com
Website: www.talktomeliteraryagent.co.za The Talk To Me Literary Agent represents and works with writers in all genres. Our focus is on African publishers, a field and continent in which they are experts. We act as a link between authors and publishers, mentor authors, develop manuscripts, manage authors' intellectual property rights and negotiate publishing contracts.
Physical Address
41 Hans Van Rensburg Street
Rampie Smith Building
Polokwane
Postal Adress
P.O.Box 2870
Polokwane 0700
Tel: 015 291 2088
Email: timbila@telknomsa.net
Website: www.timbilapoerty.blogspot.com Timbila Poet Project is a development based in Limpopo but operating throughout the country. We have as our purpose the encouragement, development, nurturing and publishing of poetry by emerging South Africa poets. Timbila provides a medium through which South Africans can explore, express, interpret, document and make sense of their realities through the written and spoken word.
P.O. Box 3851
Johannesburg
2000, Cosatu House
1-5 Leyds Street
Braamfontein
Tel: (011) 403 3075
Cell: 072 432 0488
Umanyano Publishes a Bi-monthly journal THE SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR BULLETIN which is critically analyses Development in the Labour Market and other Social Justice issues. Its in-depth analysis benefits diverse players such as Worker's Industrial Relations, Managers, Business Leaders, Trade Unions, Shop Stewards, Journalists, Academics, Politicians and Policy-makers.
Tokoloho Publisher
Postal Address
P.O. Box 5440
Benoni South
Email: drmotsokopheko@drmotsokopheko.com
Website: www.drmotsokopheko.com For the past 10 years Tokoloho Publishers has contributed high quality literature on politics, culture, history, religion, identity and international law. Our books aim to expose, inform, enlighten, engage and educate. A number of the titles are a critique on the political processes of South Africa pre- and post-1994. Our religious titles focus on the contribution of the early church to Africa, and Africa's contribution to economics, education, science, technology and knowledge. Our books inspire critical debate, inspire the intellect and contribute to African thought.
Workers World Media Production
Head Office: Community House, 41 Salt River Road, Salt River, Cape Town 7925
P.O. Box 245 Cape Town 8000 South Africa
JHB Office: 4th Floor Vogas House (House of Movements), 123 Pritchard Street, Johannesburg 2000.
Phone: 011 3361877.
Email:lynn@wwmp.org.za
Tel:+27 (21) 447 2727 Fax: +27 (21) 448 5076
Workers’ World Media Productions (WWMP) is an independent labour media production house and a registered Non-Profit Organisation. Our vision is to be the recognised and desired production house for quality media serving the working class. The mission is to provide high-quality, relevant and informative media productions and access to the media for the labour movement and the working class. We also produce publications that promote mass education and political conscientisation on a commissioned basis.
Postal Address
1 Central Place
Jeppe Street
Newtown
Email: info@xarrabooks.com
Website: www.xarrabooks.com
At Xarra, the mainstream is the African Book, DVD and CD. You will also find a wide selection of international reads, bestsellers, lifestyle, biographies, sport, esoteric, philosophy, motivational and other genres. So, if you are looking for inspiration, entertainment, deeper understanding of the ways of the world, gift ideas or simply how to prepare a fine African dish, visit Xarra. Through their association with local and international authors, publishers and other literature enthusiasts hold regular book events, book launches and poetry sessions.
Vaal River Publishing
Almeinhof
Brebner Street
P.O Box 665
Sosolburg
1947 Cell:0767761020
Email:Frankie.panaino@telkomsa.net
Website:http://www.abusedchildren.co.za
It is the birth of a new form of publishing, created to undermine the arrogance of some commissioning editors, who are individuals with the power to practice a new form of censorship!
Let us remove the word 'SCAM' from Self-publishing and we will be left with a decidedly more acceptable concept!
Our fledgling group consists of several highly skilled small publishers who use the economic constraints of the traditional publishers to locate and develop the remarkable talent with which first-time writers contribute to the education of the masses.
Vaal River Publishing is dedicated to various initiatives that promote all forms of literature, dedicated guidance of our talented youths from all social backgrounds and we prevent them from becoming victims of financial abuse by Internet promoted swindles. We exhibit the talent of our literary artists by motivating ease-of-access publishing to people with limited resources.
Brebner Street
P.O Box 665
Sosolburg
1947 Cell:0767761020
Email:Frankie.panaino@telkomsa.net
Website:http://www.abusedchildren.co.za
It is the birth of a new form of publishing, created to undermine the arrogance of some commissioning editors, who are individuals with the power to practice a new form of censorship!
Let us remove the word 'SCAM' from Self-publishing and we will be left with a decidedly more acceptable concept!
Our fledgling group consists of several highly skilled small publishers who use the economic constraints of the traditional publishers to locate and develop the remarkable talent with which first-time writers contribute to the education of the masses.
Vaal River Publishing is dedicated to various initiatives that promote all forms of literature, dedicated guidance of our talented youths from all social backgrounds and we prevent them from becoming victims of financial abuse by Internet promoted swindles. We exhibit the talent of our literary artists by motivating ease-of-access publishing to people with limited resources.
Westrand Brothers Association P.o Box 7 Roodeport 1725
Email:info@westrandbrothersassociation.org
Website: http://www.westrandbrothersassociation.org
The West Rand Brothers Association exists to foster the unity of all Nigerians. The chairman has a great vision for the association and has been piloting the association to great height and believes it has a lot to offer to the society and community they live. Nigerians are only heard or known for negative things which we is unfair and as result we have taken the initiative to be involved in changing lives positively within the South African community. The association has been financed and run by membership contributions and personal donations from member and some little external help from friends of the association. Since it inception the association have visited four churches with gifts in the neighborhood.The association has donated books to the unified public school.
Website: http://www.westrandbrothersassociation.org
The West Rand Brothers Association exists to foster the unity of all Nigerians. The chairman has a great vision for the association and has been piloting the association to great height and believes it has a lot to offer to the society and community they live. Nigerians are only heard or known for negative things which we is unfair and as result we have taken the initiative to be involved in changing lives positively within the South African community. The association has been financed and run by membership contributions and personal donations from member and some little external help from friends of the association. Since it inception the association have visited four churches with gifts in the neighborhood.The association has donated books to the unified public school.
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