What happens when technology replaces love—and rebellion begins with a heartbeat? The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou is a visionary African speculative novel about resistance, identity, and the human spirit in a world where emotions are forbidden. ✨ Out in English for the first time.

Happy Release Day!✨️ In a future where emotion is outlawed and reproduction is mechanized, two rebels dare to love. The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou — a haunting African speculative novel on love, resistance & humanity. Grab your copy at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...

Deadline Day Alert! Submissions for the Iskanchi Design Prize close tonight (Oct 14, 11:59 PM EST) ⏰ Got what it takes to design the cover for Unathi Slasha’s “The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies”? Submit to [email protected] and win $300 and global recognition!

Sunday Times Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nonfiction #SouthAfrica #NoDNAJustRSA www.writingafrica.com/sunday-times...

Final call for designers! Submissions for the Design Prize close tomorrow, Oct 14. Create a cover for Unathi Slasha’s award-winning book and showcase your talent to a global audience. Read the full call here: www.iskanchi.com/blog/open-ca... #IskanchiPress #AfricanDesign #BookDesign #CoverArt

“Every light has a story.” In our latest blog, Bakang Akoonyatse shares the inspiration behind Lesedi’s Little Light—a tale of loss, and love. Read the interview & preorder now ahead of its Oct 20th release: www.iskanchi.com/blog/lesedis... #IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature #BookRelease

Three new Iskanchi titles drop Oct 15! 🌟 Lesedi’s Little Light 🌟 Maatla the Magnet 🌟 The New Eve Available for Preorder at www.iskanchi.com/category/all... and on @netgalley.bsky.social for reviewers. #IskanchiPress #OctoberReads #NetGalley #AfricanLiterature

Submissions for our next unthemed issue are now OPEN 📣 Tell a friend! Everything you need to know is here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

Alt: Submissions open October 1st-14th Poems only Any theme Word docs themadridreview[at]hotmail[dot]com

We have a surprise for you. The Iskanchi Design Prize now closes Oct 14th, and the prize has been raised to $300 Your design could still be the official cover for Unathi Slasha’s award-winning novel.

🍂October is here! ✨ Design Prize submissions close Oct 14 ✨ New Iskanchi titles are dropping, too! It's going to be a month of stories, imagination & celebration. Better stay tuned!🧡 #IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature

We have a surprise for you. The Iskanchi Design Prize now closes Oct 14th, and the prize has been raised to $300 Your design could still be the official cover for Unathi Slasha’s award-winning novel.

4 days left to submit your cover design for the Iskanchi Design Prize! Winner gets $200 and their artwork on Unathi Slasha’s award-winning book. Deadline: Sept 30. Submit at [email protected] #IskanchiDesignPrize #AfricanArt

Got any plans this Saturday? We’ll be at the Ottawa Black Book Club chatting about Waiting for Maria by Ifeoma Chinwuba. 📅 Sept 27 | 11AM–1PM EST | Zoom It's going to be a conversation that hits hard & stays with you. Pull up. 🖤 #AfricanLiterature #Bookversation

Got any plans this Saturday? We’ll be at the Ottawa Black Book Club chatting about Waiting for Maria by Ifeoma Chinwuba. 📅 Sept 27 | 11AM–1PM EST | Zoom It's going to be a conversation that hits hard & stays with you. Pull up. 🖤 #AfricanLiterature #Bookversation

7 DAYS LEFT! Submit your book cover design for The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies by Unathi Slasha. 🏆 $200 prize 📩 [email protected] 📅 Deadline: Sept 30 Guidelines at www.iskanchi.com/blog/open-ca... #DesignPrize #AfricanLiterature #BookDesign

The stories you remember the most are probably short-form stories. And it's not a marketing scheme. It's a liking that was passed down. Dive deeper into the impact of short-form storytelling www.iskanchi.com/blog/the-pow... #AfricanLiterature #ShortStories #Storytelling

At Iskanchi Press, we’re always looking for people who share our passion for African & diaspora storytelling. Editors, designers, marketers, and even literary enthusiasts. Email us your portfolio and what draws you to African lit to [email protected] #AfricanLit #PublishingCareers #AlwaysHiring

13 days to go. Don't miss out on this opportunity. And share with an artist friend. #artwork #DesignChallenge #DesignCommunity #ArtistOnBlueSky #bookcover #Publishingopportunity

🎨 Artists, you have 2 weeks left! Submit your design for the cover of The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies (Iskanchi Book Prize winner) and win a prize. Deadline: Sept 30 Guidelines at iskanchi.com/blog/open-call-cover-art-design-for-unathi-slashas-award-winning-book #BookCoverChallenge

Have you read The Man with Yellow Hair yet? It's a moving novel of friendship, memory, and rediscovery in life’s later chapters. Perfect for cozy nights and Friday book clubs. Get your copy today: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-... #TheManWithYellowHair #IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature

Readers are loving African Folktales for the Young at Heart! From nostalgia to moral lessons, this collection is proving timeless and powerful. Dive into what they're saying on our blog: www.iskanchi.com/blog/african... #africanfolktales #IskanchiPress #Storytelling

Readers are loving African Folktales for the Young at Heart! From nostalgia to moral lessons, this collection is proving timeless and powerful. Dive into what they're saying on our blog: www.iskanchi.com/blog/african... #africanfolktales #IskanchiPress #Storytelling

Incoming: Oct 15!✨️ The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou (tr. Paul Roochnik); a daring LGBTQIA+ speculative novel about love, gender, & resistance in a future ruled by tech. 📚 Want to read it early? Get the ARC here: www.netgalley.com/widget/93676... #TheNewEve #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #IskanchiPress

Book lovers, gather round! On Sept 27, the Ottawa Black Book Club hosts a Bookversation with Ifeoma Chinwuba, author of Waiting for Maria (Commonwealth Prize shortlist). And you're invited! 🕚 11 AM – 1 PM EST | 📍 Zoom 📩 RSVP: [email protected] #AfricanLiterature #BlackStories

🎨The Iskanchi Design Prize 2025 is still open! Challenge yourself and design a cover art for The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies by Unathi Slasha, our prize-winning novel. 📅 Deadline: Sept 30 🏆 $200 + cover credit 📧 [email protected] #IskanchiDesignPrize #BookDesign

Book lovers, gather round! On Sept 27, the Ottawa Black Book Club hosts a Bookversation with Ifeoma Chinwuba, author of Waiting for Maria (Commonwealth Prize shortlist). And you're invited! 🕚 11 AM – 1 PM EST | 📍 Zoom 📩 RSVP: [email protected] #AfricanLiterature #BlackStories

We had an unforgettable weekend— from NY to Utah to our Book Tour! Our first weekend was a celebration of stories, community & the future of literature. Here's a dive into our weekend: www.iskanchi.com/blog/an-even... #AfricanLiterature #Publishing #IskanchiPress

✨ Our CEO @kenechiuzor.bsky.social is representing Iskanchi Press at the New York Black & African Literature Festival! Intentional conversations with literary greats like Kwame Dawes are shaping the future of African storytelling in real time. #NYBALF #AfricanLiterature #KwameDawes

✨ We had a blast at our book tour yesterday! Special thanks to the Dutch Foundation for Literature & Vamba Sherif for such a beautiful event. Couldn't make it? Grab Vamba's brilliant books here: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-... #BookTour #AfricanLiterature #VambaSherif #IskanchiPress

You'll be there, right?🥳 The Utah Black & African Literature Festival is LIVE at Library Square, Salt Lake City! Iskanchi will be there! You should be, too. #UtahLiteratureFestival #AfricanLiterature #BlackWriters #UtahEvents #SaltLakeCityEvents #UtahReads #BookFestival

It’s TODAY! 📚✨ The New York Black & African Literature Festival is live in NYC — celebrating African & Black voices, stories & culture. If you’re in New York, come through & be part of the story! #NYBALF #AfricanLiterature #BlackWriters #NYCEvents #BookFestival

Most authors just want to tell a story. Should they care if readers think it's great? In an interview with World Literature today, Ugandan author Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi thinks they shouldn't. We think so, too. Read more about her interview here: worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/intervi...

Books are doors into a thousand lives. This one opens to the heart and life of a young Senegalese boy. Grab your copy at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-... and dive into a world you've never seen before. #NewReleaseBook #tbr #AfricanLiterature #Senegalese #IskanchiPress #AfricanAuthors

The race is Design a bold, unforgettable cover for our 2025 Book Prize winner. 🏆 $200 prize 📅 Deadline: Sept 30 📩 [email protected] More details at www.iskanchi.com/blog/open-ca... Share with an artist who needs to see this. #IskanchiDesignPrize #BookCoverDesign #Opencall #designer

Thrilled to see my name on the cover as the #translator of this book by Aminta Dupuis, winner of the inaugural @iskanchipress.bsky.social Book Prize! #ReadAfrica #WorldLit #WITmonth #Senegal

Summer's finally giving way to Fall.🍂 And we've got a lot coming your way from Iskanchi. So sit tight, grab our latest books at www.iskanchi.com/category/lat..., and enjoy September with us.

It’s here! 📚 The Child from Dindefello Falls by Aminta Dupuis, winner of the 2024 Iskanchi Book Prize, is out now. A poetic fable of loss, resilience, and hope rooted in Senegalese culture. Grab your copy today at www.iskanchi.com/product/the-... #newbook #Septemberrelease #readersofbluesky

September has a lot going on for lovers of diverse lit. New York, it’s your time! The Black and African Literature Festival returns Sept 5–7, 2025, with the theme “Radical Solidarities.”

Join us for an evening with Vamba Sherif, author of The Emperor’s Son! 📚 📍 Anoka Ramsey Community College, MN 🗓 Sept 6, 2025 | ⏰ 3-6 PM CST Supported by the Dutch Foundation for Literature. More details at www.iskanchi.com/blog/book-to... #BookTour #VambaSherif #AfricanLiterature #Blueskyauthor

September has a lot going on for lovers of diverse lit. New York, it’s your time! The Black and African Literature Festival returns Sept 5–7, 2025, with the theme “Radical Solidarities.”

Join us for an evening with Vamba Sherif, author of The Emperor’s Son! 📚 📍 Anoka Ramsey Community College, MN 🗓 Sept 6, 2025 | ⏰ 3-6 PM CST Supported by the Dutch Foundation for Literature. More details at www.iskanchi.com/blog/book-to... #BookTour #VambaSherif #AfricanLiterature #Blueskyauthor

In an interview with Vanguard NGR, Nnedi Okoroafor emphasizes the vital role of writers and artists in shaping creative culture. Iskanchi celebrates their contributions, reminding us that they enrich our world one piece at a time. ✨️🧡 Read the full interview at www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/peop....

🎉 Utah! Celebrate 5 years of African & Afro-Latino culture at the #AfroUtahFestival! 📍 Library Square, Salt Lake City 📅 Sat, Sept 6 | ⏰ 12 PM 🎟 FREE tickets. Just scan the QR code! Let’s move, connect & celebrate together. #IskanchiPress #AfroUtah

🎉 Utah! Celebrate 5 years of African & Afro-Latino culture at the #AfroUtahFestival! 📍 Library Square, Salt Lake City 📅 Sat, Sept 6 | ⏰ 12 PM 🎟 FREE tickets. Just scan the QR code! Let’s move, connect & celebrate together. #IskanchiPress #AfroUtah

Once upon a time, authors could simply write books, hand them to publishers, and disappear into quiet solitude while sales trickled in. Those days are over. It's the age of the Author-Entrepreneur. Read our blog to find out who these people are at www.iskanchi.com/blog/the-aut... #authors

Once upon a time, authors could simply write books, hand them to publishers, and disappear into quiet solitude while sales trickled in. Those days are over. It's the age of the Author-Entrepreneur. Read our blog to find out who these people are at www.iskanchi.com/blog/the-aut... #authors

Nothing beats the smell of freshly printed books. 😌 We've got your next read right here at www.iskanchi.com/product/afri... And yes, it reads as good as it looks. ✨️ #africanliterature #iskanchipress #africanwriters #Folktales #Folklore #summerreads #tbr #augustreading

In an interview with the Stylist Book Club, Chimamanda Adichie said something so profound and yet so relatable. We think she's right. What do you think? #ChimamandaNgoziAdichie #Chimamanda #WritersLife #quotes #AfricanAuthors #africanliterature

Honest thoughts from a publisher to a writer. The most successful authors today aren’t just writers—they’re author-entrepreneurs. We've outlined the pathway for authors to do this. Read about it at www.iskanchi.com/blog/the-aut... #AuthorBranding #writerscommunity #brandidentity #AuthorLife