Jembefola Press

18/06/2022

I’ll be a Hugo award finalist for the first time ever, and in various categories. My climate fiction novelette O2 Arena which won the Nebula award will be the first novelette by an African wr…

16/08/2021

So I'm happy to announce the first ever Year's Best African Speculative Fiction anthology. It is edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and out under Jembefola Press. 😇
Peep the cover below.
TOC and other notable works we loved: https://t.co/vVId8U4Mxg
pre-order https://t.co/YNlAnbW7wQ

Featuring works from your favourite writers in Africa & disapora Suyi Davies Okungbowa Tendai Huchu Tlotlo Tsamaase Tobi Ogundiran Pemi Aguda Chinelo Onwualu Sheree Renée Thomas Tobias Buckell Dilman Dila Clarence Young Yvette Lisa Ndlovu Shingai Njeri Kagunda Makena Onjerika Moustapha Mbacké Diop Marian Denise Moore Derek Lubangakene Craig L. Gidney Eugen Bacon WC Dunlap and more.

You should also check out our notable works list for other amazing works by Black and African writers published in 2020.
We will update with pre-order links from other outlets soon & you can follow us at Jembefola Press for updates and add us on Goodreads : https://t.co/aj3Ttq5m43

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02/09/2020

A djembefola is "one who gives the djembe voice." The djembe or jembe—one of the most well known African musical instruments—is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. Storytellers and healers find the djembe's brilliant and expressive voice the perfect complement to their art.

The jembe is an intrinsic part of West African culture from the 1230 AD and the time of the Mali Empire, perhaps even predating it, reaching back several centuries, or more than a millennium. It is believed that the drum contains three spirits: the spirit of the tree from which it was made, the spirit of the animal whose skin is played, and the spirit of the carver who cut the tree and assembled the drum.

It is this history and spirit of the continent's music, art, and soul that jembefola.com aims to channel and explore. Here you can read stories and listen to audiobooks from Africans and the African Diaspora.

Brought to you by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and AURELIA LEO.

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01/09/2020

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2021 LEGACY AWARDS.

The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award honors the best in Black literature in the United States and around the globe.

Entering into its 20th year in 2021, the Legacy Award was the first national award presented to Black writers by a national organization of Black writers.

For guidelines and to submit , visit: http://ow.ly/pvrS50BdTQA

01/09/2020

Aurelio Leo is Louisville's only Black-owned publishing house. It publishes horror, science fiction and fantasy from authors around the world.

31/08/2020

“Olivia...often imagines a future for Black people that is not just equitable, but magical. Fantastical. A world in which the Black experience isn't connected to pain or trauma, to slavery or police brutality. Where Black life isn't viewed as a monolith.”

Many thanks to reporter Savannah Eadens for doing a write-up on me and AURELIA LEO Courier Journal!

Read More Here: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/08/27/black-owned-publishing-house-releases-african-diaspora-anthology/3349067001/