Penguin book publishers south africa

If you would like to have your work or manuscript considered for publication by a major book publisher, we recommend that you work with an. Penguin random house south africa will consider submissions. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence, bringing highquality. Note that we have temporarily suspended pte academic testing in south africa. One of the major book publishers in south africa of english general books, johnathan ball publishers was formed in 1976 and publishes and distributes books about south african history, current affairs, politics and also some fiction. The prize in each category will be r50 000 and a publishing contract with penguin books south africa, with worldwide distribution via penguin group companies. Unifying two of the most famous names in publishing penguin books and. Inspiration, challenges, and advice from penguin random house australia. Penguin books south africa announces a new literary award. Penguin random house south africa, a division of penguin random house and the largest english language publisher in south africa, has announced its purchase of lapa publishers, the countrys largest afrikaanslanguage publisher, from the atkv. The penguin prize for african writing has two categories. Please select a country afghanistan albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda argentina armenia aruba australia austria azerbaijan.

I think its fair to say that we love what we do and perhaps thats a factor in explaining the goodwill we receive in the book trade. On the 1st of july 20, penguin random house became the first truly global trade book publisher. Sponsored penguin random house south africa acquires. Read about our history, and how we sell, market and distribute our books. Penguin random house comprises the adult and childrens fiction and nonfiction print and digital trade book publishing businesses of penguin and random house in the u. The publishers association of south africa aims to. Penguin random house south africa is the leading specialist natural history publisher in southern africa.

This was the challenge penguin random house south africa faced this september in launching the internationally beloved jamie olivers new work. Looking for the best in fiction and nonfiction for children of all ages, teens and adults. Steve connolly, penguin random house south africa managing director, said, for the second year in succession, penguin random house south africa are honored to receive the trade publisher of the year award. Random house struik and penguin books south africa are now operating as. Promote and protect the rights and responsibilities of the publishing sector in south africa. Please see penguin kids sa for more info on our childrens books. And the best news is that its all online, so you dont have to venture very far to get all the latest news on our new books, great competitions and fabulous events. Were a small team and the consideration process, on average, can take anything from 3 months to 6 months. List of book publishers in south africa south africa lists. Originality, high writing standard and market appeal are therefore essential. There are dedicated books and author media teams for each publisher and imprint. Follow penguin books south africa s instagram account to see all 3,165 of their photos and videos. Besides our own south african list, we sell, market and distribute.

As we are not textbook publishers and neither do we publish technical and. Rebel e publishers johannesburg, south africa 9816003 winterlake press 9817924 ringing bell press portland, oregon, us 9818156 fairand books 9820151 two dollar radio. The estuaries, no 4, oxbow crescent, century avenue, century city, 7441 province. Coetzee, who became the first author to win the prize twice, for life and times of michael k in 1983 and disgrace in 1999. By clicking submit i am signing up to receive news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. Penguin random house llc does not accept unsolicited submissions, proposals, manuscripts, or submission queries via email at this time. A book publisher in pretoria, lapa uitgewers publishes mainly afrikaans books. Penguin random house south africa penguin random house. Viking penguin s prestigious booker prizewinning authors include roddy doyle for his novel paddy clarke ha ha ha, and j. Books, books and more books i can honestly say that this has been the year of the book for me reading and reading. Formed from the merging of random house penguin books south. Penguin books south africa, rosebank, south africa is just one of over 20,000 publishing company profiles in our database.

This is the official twitter account for penguin random house south africa. If i am not working then i am reading and my book worms have been reading up a storm alongside me. As we receive a very high volume of submissions and strive to give each one the consideration it deserves, it can take us some time to work through everything. Penguin books south africa is a leader in the south african book publishing industry. A majority share of 53% is owned by bertersmann, and the remaining 47% is owned by pearson plc. Penguin random house south africa is a subsidiary of penguin random house located in the united states. A historic guide to the world of penguin classics from its uk origin, covering a span from the ancient world to world war i, in a luxurious orange clothbound package with colored endpapers, fullcolor pages, and illustrations.

Publishersglobal is a free online information service for publishers and publishing service providers. The new company, known as random house struik pty ltd, brought together two of the countrys most prominent book publishers under the. Penguin books south africa pty ltd phone and map of address. Genres not accepted by penguin random house south africa include young adult fiction, short stories, novellas, poetry, religious fiction, works. Today penguin books south africa is a leader in the book publishing industry in south africa. Welcome to partridge africa, a new supported self publishing imprint from author solutions llc. Theres a new book club on the block, and if books are your thing, you definitely dont want to miss this. Penguin random house acquires full ownership of south. Penguin random house acquires full ownership of south africas random house struik dec, 20, cape towntrade book publisher penguin random house today announced the completion of its purchase of times media groups majority stake in south africabased random house struik. Penguin books south africa is ultimately looking to publish books that will work within the south african trade book market. Penguin random house south africa a penguin random house company.

This instant new york times bestseller and reeses book club x hello sunshine book pick is a. Electronic versions of your full manuscript should be in one file and not separate chapters. Penguin books south africa, rosebank, south africa. In 2015, random house struik and penguin books south africa merged to form penguin random house south africa. Penguin books announced today a new literary award for writers from the african continent. Author solutions has helped more than 180,000 authors publish over 225,000 titles across the globe. It was cofounded in 1935 by sir allen lane with his brothers richard and john, as a line of the publishers the bodley head, only becoming a separate company the following year. Penguin books south africa is listed in the directory of publishers of south africa. Publish a book with penguin penguin books south africa. Penguin random house acquires full ownership of south africas. If you need to contact any specific department, do refer to the list below and direct your queries to the most relevant one. Penguin random house is the worlds largest english language trade publisher, bringing you.

The new company, known as random house struik, brought together two of the countrys most prominent book publishers, with the random. They are publishers of books in the english language in the fields of literary and popular fiction as well as poetry, politics, economics, and so on. Pasa is the largest publishing industry body in south africa, and is committed to creativity, literacy, the free flow of ideas and encouraging a culture of reading. Written by the regions respected authorities in their fields, they are essential reading for anybody visiting, or fascinated by its unique and spectacular flora and fauna. In 1975, viking was bought by penguin books and the company became known as viking penguin. Besides our own south african list, we sell, market and distribute books from the rest of the penguin. Who can i consult if i have general enquiries about publishing in south africa. Expert information to ensure learning continues, even if it cant happen in person. Peenguin books south africa is part of a global brand. Publishers of books for south africa in english in the fields of literary and popular fiction, poetry, politics, economics, travel, biography, sport, and leisure. Penguin random house india accepts proposals in englishlanguage fiction novels, novellas and short stories, poetry, general and narrative nonfiction, biographies and memoirs, current affairs, business, travel, cookery, religion, philosophy and selfhelp, reference and quizzing, photography and illustrated books.