Tumelo Moleleki author of His Joy: T he life of Nell as Makoti, Her Heart, The Dry Tears of a Bleeding Child and a Sesotho eBook on the economy Senyethe: Ho atisa leruo la Hao ho matsohong a hao Monde Nkasawe author of Journey of the Heart, Pieces, The Death of Nowongile, The Madness of Rodney Makhelwane, Liziwe, The Fullness of Time and Go to the Eastern Cape and Dudu Busani-Dube author of Zulu Wedding, Naledi His Love, Hlomu the Wife and Zandile The Resolute, have all walked away from commercial publishing that comes with the comfort of having a publisher, an editor, marketing advantage as well as existing distribution networks, at great cost. They shared experiences on the sweet success of self-publishing while wrestling the distribution demons that come with the territory. Three self-publishing writers sat down at the Abantu Book Festival in Soweto with Thabiso Mahlape, a publisher committed to providing a platform for black writers and narratives.
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