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Congratulations to Unathi Slasha, the winner of the Iskanchi Book Prize 2025! ✨📚

His award-winning story, ‘The Hollow Sound Of Lightweight Bodies,’ will be published by Iskanchi Press.
What does 50 years of Angolan independence look like through literature? 🇦🇴📚

Iskanchi author João Melo recently explored this question in a special invited lecture at @emoryuniversity.bsky.social :
“Angola, 50 Years: Literature, Nationalism, and Independence.”
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The #IskanchiDesignPrize shortlist is here. 🎨

Five designers who know that a book cover isn't decoration—it's the first line of the story.

Meet the artists reshaping how African literature appears in the world.
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The #IskanchiDesignPrize shortlist is here. 🎨

Five designers who know that a book cover isn't decoration—it's the first line of the story.

Meet the artists reshaping how African literature appears in the world.
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Waiting For Maria is the kind of novel that rewires you.

A searing, unflinching look at corruption in Nigeria's prison system—but what makes it extraordinary is how it tells its story. Each inmate's truth arrives layered: spoken confessions, letters home, reflections through others' eyes.
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What does literary disobedience look like? 🖋️

The #IskanchiMagazinePrize is calling for the most irreverent, disobedient, and experimental African writers.
Deadline: Dec 1, 2025
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November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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The Iskanchi Magazine Prize is open. 🔥

We're not looking for polite literature.

We want the writers who:
→ Break forms
→ Challenge conventions
→ Refuse to be digestible
→ Make literature dangerous again
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The Iskanchi Magazine Prize is open. 🔥

We're not looking for polite literature.

We want the writers who:
→ Break forms
→ Challenge conventions
→ Refuse to be digestible
→ Make literature dangerous again
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The gatekeepers are losing their grip.

For decades, the path to bestseller lists was narrow. For African & diasporic writers? Often invisible.

Then came the algorithm. And everything changed.
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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"A writer is by definition a disturber of the peace."

James Baldwin understood: the best stories don't comfort you—they confront you.

Let's talk about the books that shook us awake. 📚

#JamesBaldwin #AfricanLiterature #BlackWriters #BookSky #LiteraryFiction
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
November is here, and so are our biggest discounts of the year. 🍂📚

All month long: African stories that move, challenge, and inspire—now more accessible than ever.

Shop now with our discount code (Hols25) at www.iskanchi.com/category/all...

#AfricanLiterature #ReadAfrica
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"A writer is by definition a disturber of the peace."

James Baldwin understood: the best stories don't comfort you—they confront you.

Let's talk about the books that shook us awake. 📚

#JamesBaldwin #AfricanLiterature #BlackWriters #BookSky #LiteraryFiction
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Saturday's book launch was everything.

The authors showed up. Stories were shared. One person told Aminta Dupuis: "You wrote a song rather than a book, and it's beautiful."

That's the thing about African literature—it doesn't just tell stories. It sings them.
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
One hour out. The ISKANCHI Book Launch is almost here.

At 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT, we're celebrating six new books by five incredible authors on Zoom.

Ayo Oyeku. Bakang Akoonyatse. Aminta Dupuis. Abubakar Y. Ibrahim. Moussa Ould Ebnou.
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Can't wait to join this conversation as the translator of THE CHILD FROM DINDEFELLO FALLS by Aminta Dupuis!

As a literary translator, I endeavor to bring the author's unique voice and perspective to American audiences, so @iskanchipress.bsky.social's mission and vision resonate deeply with me.
🎉 Join us for the #IskanchiBookLaunch!

5 incredible African authors 6 powerful new stories 1 unforgettable celebration

📅 Oct 25, 2025 🕔 5PM WAT | 12PM EST | 10AM MT 💻 Zoom

Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch

#AfricanLiterature #BookLaunch #AfricanPerspectives
October 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Six books dropping. Five authors showing up. One launch you don't want to miss.

This Saturday (Oct 25, 5PM WAT / 12PM EST), ISKANCHI is celebrating new releases that span the whole spectrum.

So register at bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
October 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Tomorrow, we launch six new books by five stellar authors—folktales, picture books, literary fire, and daring spec fiction.

Join us on Zoom: Saturday, Oct 25 at 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT. Featuring Ayo Oyeku, Bakang Akoonyatse, Aminta Dupuis, Abubakar Y. Ibrahim, and Moussa Ould Ebnou.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Iskanchi Press Virtual Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Iskanchi Press Virtual Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tomorrow, we launch six new books by five stellar authors—folktales, picture books, literary fire, and daring spec fiction.

Join us on Zoom: Saturday, Oct 25 at 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT. Featuring Ayo Oyeku, Bakang Akoonyatse, Aminta Dupuis, Abubakar Y. Ibrahim, and Moussa Ould Ebnou.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Iskanchi Press Virtual Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Iskanchi Press Virtual Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Six books dropping. Five authors showing up. One launch you don't want to miss.

This Saturday (Oct 25, 5PM WAT / 12PM EST), ISKANCHI is celebrating new releases that span the whole spectrum.

So register at bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
October 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Adam's rebellion wasn't loud—it's intimate. In a society that criminalizes emotion, he becomes love's quiet warrior.

Have you met Adam yet? Read The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou from www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...

#TheNewEve #DystopianLit #AfricanAuthors
October 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🎉 Join us for the #IskanchiBookLaunch!

5 incredible African authors 6 powerful new stories 1 unforgettable celebration

📅 Oct 25, 2025 🕔 5PM WAT | 12PM EST | 10AM MT 💻 Zoom

Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch

#AfricanLiterature #BookLaunch #AfricanPerspectives
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
James Baldwin once said, “What you really need at the beginning is somebody to let you know that the effort is real.”

At Iskanchi Press, we believe this too — every African writer deserves that reminder.

Read the full reflection 👉 www.themarginalian.org/2016/02/08/j...
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📚✨ The Iskanchi Book Launch Celebration is happening this Saturday, Oct 25!

Meet the brilliant authors behind The Soot, Lesedi’s Little Light, Maatla the Magnet, The New Eve, and more!

Time: 5PM WAT | 12PM EST | 10AM MT
Venue: Zoom
Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Iskanchi Press Virtual Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM