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COMPETITION NOW CLOSED - BUT YOU CAN STILL CONTACT US ABOUT YOUR AWESOME MANUSCRIPT :)  UNLOCK CREATIVITY DURING LOCKDOWN! KREST Publishers is excited to announce the annual short story competition in which a talented South African can win the grand prize of R1000, and have their story published on our blog! It’s simple: 1.        Pick a topic from the list below 2.        Write a short story in less than 2000 words. 3.        Submit your story to submissions@krestpublishers.co.za between 1 April 2020 and 16 April 2020. READ ON FOR MORE DETAILS WHO CAN ENTER ·          South African citizens of any age and from any province. ·          Anyone with a good story, even if you aren’t a professional writer! WHAT TO WRITE Your short story should be <2000 words. Pick a t...

The way book distribution works has been called everything from baroque to bizarre. Curious to know why? Read on! FROM PRINTING PRESS TO SHOP SHELF It’s easier to do a quick run-down, so you can understand the sections that follow: ·          The publisher creates a book and prints a large quantity of it. ·          They need to get these books into a hundred different book traders across the country but don’t have the time or means to pitch to every single book trader out there. ·          They pick a distributor they like and hand these books to them. (They are only allowed to pick 1 distributor.) ·          The distributor stores the books in a warehouse, catalogues them, and sets about getting them into all one hundred book traders. ·          The book traders are ...

It’s a topic that brings everyone to the brink of giving up on their manuscript submission. But we’re rooting for you, talented writer! As a publisher, we’re going to tell you exactly what to send us in your synopsis. A.       WHAT IS A NOVEL SYNOPSIS Some single-line definitions would be: ·          A summary of your book, including the beginning, middle, end, and all the plot twists in between. ·          A succinct, tell-all narration of the PLOT. With that being said, here is what a synopsis is definitely NOT: It is by no means a blurb to entice your publisher into reading the book. No cliff-hangers, no rhetorical questions, no teasers. While the definition stays consistent, each publisher has their own requirements for word count, length, and format. B.       WHY DO PUBLISHERS NEED A SYNOPSIS The greatest tip of all when...

As artists ourselves we know the essence of creation. The fall of ideas from a source just beyond comprehension. The pilgrimage of words from pen to paper. A purity of process unsullied by thoughts of money or fame – just the joy that erupts from the act of making.                       Which is why we are happy to let you know your manuscript has rights! Here’s a run-down of the different book rights in South Africa, and when they will be used: 1.             COPYRIGHT Copyright is the right of the author to decide who gets to copy/publish/distribute the work and in which formats (paperback, eBook, audiobook etc.) In South Africa you do not need to apply for copyright for written work. Your work is automatically copyrighted to you once you write it down (this does not apply to ideas.) Signing a publishing...