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            <description><![CDATA[This September, the Jacana Literary Foundation presents a diverse programme of masterclasses for writers of all kinds. Learn how to market your book to reach the right audience and explore the craft of collaborative practice in poetry writing. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[To close off women’s month, we're celebrating our girl readers with stories that spark curiosity about themselves and the world they live in, encourage bravery, rich imaginations and build confidence. For 50% off until Monday, 31 August, get your girl the perfect book in available languages.    ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jacana Media has, once again, shown the might of independent publishing by bringing home this year's Outstanding Publisher of the Year Award at the National Arts and Culture Awards, held at Sun City.   And it gets better: Michelle Kekana's debut novel, The Fragile Mental Health of Strong Women, took top honours in the Fiction category. Accepting the award, Michelle said: ‘Learning how to read felt like cracking code. All those squiggly lines that didn't mean anything suddenly had stories, had people, had feelings, had worlds that I hadn't experienced before.’   This win belongs to everyone who's ever picked up a Jacana title. As Publishing Director Bridget Impey put it in her acceptance speech: ‘We need you readers, we really need you. We keep the stories alive, that's what we do, and that's what we need to keep on happening.’   So, let's keep the stories alive together – enjoy 50% off your next Jacana read, valid until 31 August 2026. Use code NACA50 at checkout.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[‘We are delighted to publish these first three African Classics titles under our Ad Donker imprint. These timeless books have shaped our literary heritage for over a century. We hope they will be embraced and read by a new generation of readers.’– Jeremy Boraine, Publishing Director Set against the rugged landscape of the South African bushveld during the gold rush of the 1880s, Jock of the Bushveld is the unforgettable true story of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and his loyal dog, Jock. Rescued as the ...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jonathan Ball Publishers is proud to represent six titles that have been longlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Khumisho Moguerane, winner of the 2025 NIHSS Best Nonfiction Monograph award and the 2025 Sunday Times non-fiction literary award, for being awarded the 2026 Southern African Historical Book Prize for Morafe: Person, Family and Nation in Colonial Bechuanaland 1880’s – 1950’s ! This prize recognises outstanding scholarship that advances our understanding of the history of Southern Africa. The committee were impressed by the strength and diversity of submissions received, and also present an honourable mention to A Seed of a Dream: Morris Isaacson High School and the Struggle for Education in Soweto, 1956–2012 by Cliver Glaser (Jacana Media).  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[This July, the Jacana Literary Foundation is bringing you two masterclasses from well-known writers Christa Kuljian and Siphiwo Mahala.     Join social activist and writer Christa Kuljian who will lead a masterclass in narrative non-fiction. Siphiwo Mahala, lecturer, playwright, adjudicator and public figure in the literary space will lead a masterclass on short stories.  These sessions will leave you with practical techniques and fresh ideas.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jonathan Ball Publishers is proud to represent the following nine winners at the 2026 Crime Writers' Association Daggers. The CWA awards thirteen Daggers in total. Nine of these are for books and short stories and are judged independently by industry professionals.  ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Discover Roslynne Toerien's African Adventures! Parents across South Africa keep returning to Roslynne Toerien’s books because they do more than entertain, they teach.  In about ten quiet minutes, the stories create a warm bedtime wind-down, but here's the secret ... Ros secretly weaves in facts based on scientific research to also educate children on African wildlife!]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[On 16 June 1976, thousands of Soweto's schoolchildren took to the streets and changed South Africa forever. Fifty years on, their courage is still present in conversations about justice, dignity and the right to be free. Every day for 16 days, to commemorate the Soweto Uprising, we’ll spotlight a book that speaks to the power of protest and solidarity. Read about the intellectual fire of Black Consciousness, the teachers and students who refused to be silenced, the communities and workers that organised and resisted and the individuals whose bravery shaped a nation. Social justice is everyone’s concern. Holding power to account, something everyone can do. Click here to pre-order the books]]></description>
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