We regret that The
Electronic African Bookworm: A Web Navigator previously at
this page is no longer available.
The pages have been replaced by two new information sources from Hans
Zell Publishing: The
African Publishing Companion: A Resource Guide (published February
2002, out-of-print), and the The
African Studies Companion: A Guide to Information Sources
(print and online, online access bundled with print), a new 4th
revised and expanded edition of which was published in May 2006.
While these publications are not free, we offer below
a small selection of links to organizations, networks, and associations
that support African publishing and book development.
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Some organizations and initiatives supporting
African publishing and book development
These pages offer links to agencies, organizations, book trade professional associations, book promotional bodies, and others supporting the book sector in Africa. It also includes links to the major book donation programmes, as well as organizations that have been supportive of publishing and book development in Africa by means other than material assistance, for example networks of librarians and Africanist library groups. A number of book fair sites and journals are included as well.
Last updated: November 2007
The Academic and Non-Fiction Authors' Association of South Africa
http://www.anfasa.org.za
The Africa Book Centre Ltd
http://www.africabookcentre.com
Africa Review of Books
http://www.codesria.org/Links/Publications/Journals/
africa_review_books.htm
Africana
Librarians Council (ALC)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/afs/alc/
and at
http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/africa/ALC/
Africana Libraries Newsletter
http://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/african/aln/alnindex.html
African Books Collective Ltd (ABC)
http://www.africanbookscollective.com
African Journals Online
http://www.ajol.info
African Publishers Network (APNET)
http://www.apnet.org/
African Review of Books
http://www.africanreviewofbooks.com
Afrilivres. Livres d'Afrique et des Disasporas
http://www.afrilivres.com/
Afro-Asian Book Council
http://www.aabcouncil.org/servlet/acHome
Association Culture et Développement
http://www.culture-developpement.asso.fr/
Association for the Development of Education in Africa.
ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning Materials
http://www.adeanet.org/workgroups/en_wgblm.html
Bellagio Publishing Network Secretariat
http://www.bellagiopublishingnetwork.com/
Biblionef South Africa
http://www.biblionefsa.org.za/
Book Aid International
http://www.bookaid.org
Book Development Centre (part of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council)
http://www.nerdcnigeria.org/book.html
Book Link
http://www.booklinkweb.co.uk/
BookLinks (latest issue)
http://www.bookaid.org/resources/downloads/
booklinks/BookLinks_7.pdf
BookPower
http://www.bookpower.org
Books Abroad
http://www.booksabroad.org.uk/
Brother's Brother Foundation
http://www.brothersbrother.org/
Cairo
International Book Fair/General Egyptian Book Organization
http://www.egyptianbook.org.eg/En/
and
http://www.egyptianbook.org.eg/ar/bookfair/
Cape
Town Fair (14-17 June,
2008)
http://www.capetownbookfair.com/
Centre Africain de Formation à l'Edition et à la Diffusion (CAFED)
http://www.capjc.nat.tn/fr/cafed.asp
Centre for the Book
http://www.bdf.org.za/cms/
Centre for the Book - Small Publishers Blog
http://www.bdf.org.za/blogs/saspb/
Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation
http://www.fph.ch
Children's Book Project of Tanzania (CBP)
http://www.cbp.or.tz/
Children's Literature Research Unit, University of South Africa
http://www.childlit.org.za/clruindex.html
Code Canada (Canadian Organization for Development through Education)
http://www.codecan.org
Coopération par l'Éducation et la Culture
http://www.cec-ong.org
Cultures Sud (formerly Notre Librairie)
http://www.culturesfrance.com/publications-et-ecrit/
revues/po25_2.html
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Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
http://www.dhf.uu.se
East African Book Development Association (EABDA)
http://www.eabda.com/
Electronic Publishing Trust for Development (EPTD)
http://www.epublishingtrust.org
Espace Afrique. Diffusion et Promotion du Livre Africain Francophone
http://www.espace-afrique.ch/
Ethiopia Reads
http://www.ethiopiareads.org/index.html
Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Literatur aus Afrika, Asien, und Latinamerika/
Society for the Promotion of African, Asian and Latin American Literature
http://www.litprom.de
Ghana Book Development Council (GBDC)
http://www.edughana.net/bookdevelopment.htm
Ghana Book Trust
http://www.ghana-book-trust.org/
Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (HIVOS)
http://www.hivos.nl/english/partners/search?country=afrika
(Partner pages, Africa)
IBBY SA. The International Board on Books for Young People-South Africa
(formerly South African Children's Forum)
http://www.ibbysa.org.za
International Book Bank
http://www.internationalbookbank.org
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Africa Regional Section
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s25/index.htm#Newsletter
International Library and Information Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/international
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)
http://www.inasp.info
Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro (formerly Instituto Cabo-verdiano do Livro)
http://www.bn.cv/
Kenya Publishers Association/Nairobi International Book Fair
http://www.kenyabooks.org/home/index.asp
Kinderbuch Fonds Boabab/Baobab Children's Book Fund
http://www.baobabbooks.ch
L'Alliance des éditeurs independents pour une autre mondalisation/
Alliance of independent publishers for another globalization
http://www.alliance-editeurs.org/
L'association Livres d'Afrique/Salon Livres d'Afrique
http://www.livresdafrique.com/
La Joie par les livres - Centre national du livre pour enfants/Takam Tikou Online
http://www.lajoieparleslivres.com/Default.asp?INSTANCE=JOIE
Ministère de la culture et de la communication. Direction du livre et de la lecture.
Mission européenne et internationale
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/dll/misinter.htm
National Book Development Council of Kenya (NBDCK)
http://www.nationalbookcouncil-kenya.org/
[site under construction as at November 2007]
National Book Development Council of Tanzania/
Baraza la Maendeleo ya Vitabu Tanzania (BAMVITA)
http://www.bamvita.or.tz/default.asp
Nigeria International Book Fair (5-10 May 2008)
http://www.nibf.org
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The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
http://www.nomaaward.org
Online Publishers Association of South Africa
http://www.online-publishers.org.za/
Pan African Booksellers Association
http://www.panafricanbooksellersassociation.org/default.htm
Prince Claus Fund
http://www.princeclausfund.nl
Print Industries Cluster Council (PICC) - South Africa
http://www.picc.org.za/
Professional Editors' Group (PEG) - South Africa
http://www.editors.org.za/
Publishers' Association of South Africa
http://www.publishsa.co.za
Publishing in Africa collection - Oxford Brookes University
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/library/speccoll/africa.html
READ Educational Trust
http://read.org.za
Reading Association of South Africa
http://www.rasa.uct.ac.za/
Room to Read
http://www.roomtoread.org/index.html
Sabre Foundation, Inc.
http://www.sabre.org/index.php
Sankofa: A Journal of African Children's and Young Adult Literature
http://jewel.morgan.edu/~english/english.htm
South African Booksellers Association (SABA)
http://www.sabooksellers.com
[site under construction as at November 2007]
South African Children's Book Forum (SACBF)
http://www.sacbf.org.za/sacbfhome.html
South African Book Development Council (SABDC)
http://www.picc.org.za/index.q
(see also Print Industries Cluster Council above)
Southern African Book Development Education Trust (SABDET)
http://www.sabdet.com/
Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa (SCOLMA)
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/scolma/
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19521&
URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
(Africa Department home page)
http://www.unesco.org/culture/industries/book/html_eng/
index_en.shtml
(Books and Reading pages, last updated February 2003)
The World Bank. Office of the Publisher
http://www.worldbank.org/afr
(Sub-Saharan Africa pages)
http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/
(Publications)
Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust
http://www.zibf.org.zw [site down as at November 2007]
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