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So you've written a book and everyone is telling you that you must get it published. Everyone assumes that it's a simple process - you write a book, you immediately find a publisher for your "baby" and then sit back to wait for the money to roll in. That could not be further from the truth. If you thought labouring over your novel was hard work, wait until you try to find an agent or a publisher. Not to mention marketing your work once it's published. Why bother with an agent though, you might ask. Simply because it is so competitive out there and finding the right agent is more difficult than finding a publisher. Most publishing firms refuse to accept *unsolicited manuscripts or will only agree to work through agents. (*unsolicited manuscripts are unrequested tendering of materials or ideas to a publisher) This is true for most of the international publishers, but fortunately South Africa is a developing country and you have an advantage if you write in any language other than English. That's because there's a huge demand for non-English ficiton and non-fiction books. In most cases, publishers encourage writers to send their manuscripts directly to them. There are a few that will accept English works as well, and the aim of the SA Publishers page is to let you know which publishers are approachable and which are not. Please note that our webpages will be updated regularly, so we invite you to check back as often as possible for new information and links. In the future, we intend to include information on agents as well. Thank you for stopping by!
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