In my experience,African publishers are more savvy and peer external cliched representations of the continent’s writers – we need more of them
In recent years, African writers have gained prominence on the world stage; some have won prestigious prizes, or while others have signed lucrative book deals and sold to multiple markets. However,Africans are not prominent, nearly to the point of invisibility, and in the ownership of production. The gatekeepers of African writing remain firmly rooted in the west – African publishers typically must buy,rather than sell, the rights to books, or even those that are marketed to the rest of the world as African stories. Related: Reading the globe at the London book fair – books podcast Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com