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Call for Submissions for

Penguin African Writers Series Book Cover Illustrations

 

The Penguin African Writers series, launched in 2009, showcases writing from a diverse

range of writers from Africa for contemporary readers in Africa and the rest of the world.

The series launched with works from Chinua Achebe, Dambudzo Marechera, Véronique

Tadjo, Lília Momplé, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Karen King-Aribisala.

 

 

In 2010 we will be expanding the series and this is a call for submissions for artwork to be used on the covers of these forthcoming titles. It is a wonderful opportunity for both established and new artists, with assured international exposure and the support of the Penguin Group.

 

Every book in the Penguin African Writers series is distinctly African and the illustrations should reflect a theme central to Africa. We are looking for creative representations of ‘African’, contemporary and/or traditional.  The artwork’s connection to the title and content of the book does not necessarily have to be literal as the messages and themes are open to interpretation.

 

 A detailed brief will be available from 7 September 2009. Artists who would like to submit artwork for possible inclusion in one of the upcoming Penguin African Writers books should contact Reneé Naudé at renee.naude@za.penguingroup.com  for more information.

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