"An insightful collection of papers and personal accounts providing a picture of African women in publishing in Africa today, primarily in English-speaking Africa. The eleven contributors are all women who have made notable achievements and impacts in publishing in Africa, have headed publishing companies, or have set up their own imprints. The contributors are from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, who came to publishing from different routes, and have been active, or are currently active, in a variety of publishing operations, such state and commercial publishing, activist, non-profit or community publishing, and there is also a contribution by a bookseller." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2380)
Publishing for New Literates: The Role of an African Language Publisher / Sonja Fagerberg-Diallo, 1
Getting into Publishing: My Story / Akoss Ofori-Mensah, 11
A Personal Account / Janet Njoroge, 21
The Four Cs of Publishing: Capital, Capacity, Courage and Consequence / Jane Katjavivi, 27
Light Beyond the Bend: Experiences of Women in Publishing in Africa / Elieshi Lema, 37
Releasing Voices / Irene Staunton, 55
Community Publishing as a Process of Change / Kathy Bond Stewart, 61
My Romance with Books / Oluronke Orimalade, 71
Vision and Challenges / Serah Mwangi, 79
Writing and Publishing in Africa / Goretti Kyomuhendo, 87
Women in Publishing and the Wider Book Chain in South Africa, 2001 / Elisabeth Anderson, 95