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Amalion Publishing

Independent Publishing in Africa: Amalion in Dakar, Senegal.

By on November 19, 2010 in African Literary News, Personal Reflections

In an age where Independent Presses are dying a natural death, or being bought by multinationals, it takes courage to dream of opening one. Amalion Publishing, in Dakar, Senegal, launched its first publication in June 2009, and has since published seven more books. That’s a big achievement in a continent that has for many years [...]

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Continuing the conversation

By on November 18, 2010 in Personal Reflections

Years ago when we first started talking about creating an entity for African Writers living on the continent and the Diaspora, we realized right away that what keeps us apart should be our strength: various languages, locations, skills and abilities. We’ve wanted a community of and for African writers for a long time.

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