Modjaji Books is a South African small-scale independent publisher.

Modjaji Books is based in Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, publishing books written exclusively by Southern African women. Currently, Modjaji publishes short stories

Short Stories

Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...

, memoir, novels, poetry

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

, and creative non-fiction.

The Modjaji Books blog is frequently updated and features reviews, news, articles and insights on South African publishing. The blog is available on Book SA.

Books Published by Modjaji Books

• Strange Fruit by Helen Moffett
• Oleander by Fiona Zerbst
• Please, Take Photographs by Sindiwe Magona
  Sindiwe Magona
  -Early life and education:A native of the Transkei, she grew up in a township near Cape Town, where she worked as a domestic and completed her secondary education by correspondence. Magona later graduated from the University of South Africa and earned a graduate degree from Columbia...
  
  
• Burnt Offering by Joan Metelerkamp
  Joan Metelerkamp
  Joan Metelerkamp , is a South African poet. She was born in Pretoria in 1956 and grew up in Kwazulu-Natal. She was the editor of the poetry journal New Coin from 2000 to 2003.-Poetry:...
  
  
• Invisible Earthquake by Malika Ndlovu (A mother's journal about stillbirth with an essay by Prof Sue Fawcus, Obstetrician from Mowbray Maternity hospital) (poetic memoir)
• Whiplash by Tracey Farren (short-listed for the 2009 Sunday Times Fiction prize)
• Fourth Child by Megan Hall
  Megan Hall
  Megan Hall is an triathlete from South Africa.Hall competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took thirty-sixth place with a total time of 2:16:26.53.-References:*...
  
   (Winner of the Ingrid Jonker prize)
• Life in Translation by Azila Talit Reisenberger
  Azila Talit Reisenberger
  Dr. Azila Talit Reisenberger is a distinguished author, the head of the Hebrew Department at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a champion of Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, and an acting Rabba.- Biography :...
  
  
• Got No Secrets by Danila Botha
  Danila Botha
  Danila Botha is a South African author and journalist who was born in Johannesburg and moved to Toronto, Canada in her teens. She studied Creative Writing at York University, and at Humber College for Writers...