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Mystery Publishers

Mystery Publishers is a Pan-African Indie, author-focused publishing company with a strong bias to African speculative and pop fiction.

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2025 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize Open for Submissions from 01 November 2024 – 15 January 2025

Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize, Call for Submission, News & Updates5 days ago6Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 2025 edition of the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize for quality, independently published books (fiction, poetry, and creative/narrative non-fiction) by African authors is open for submissions.

Medical Doctor-turned-author Dan Kairo Wins the 2024 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize

Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize, Awards/Prizes, Book Events, Media Centre, News & Updates, Press ReleaseOctober 30, 20248Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dan Kairo’s Sibiloi: The Genesis of Humanity? captivated the judges with its compelling storytelling and profound exploration of humanity’s origins. Set against the backdrop of Sibiloi National Park in Northern Kenya, the novel intertwines archaeology, mythology, and suspense, offering readers a unique and thought-provoking journey.

PHOTOS: 2024 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize Award Ceremony

Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize, Awards/Prizes, Book Events, News & UpdatesOctober 29, 20247Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 2024 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize award ceremony was held on 26 October 2024 at Baraza Media Lab.

Upcoming Book | In and Outside Africa by Dominik Langenbacher

News & UpdatesSeptember 14, 20248Views 0Likes 0Comments

In our upcoming book, the author, a retired Swiss diplomat, delves into the heart of the human condition in Africa and the (wild) West, a story across the millennia of human evolution, from our animal past to the point where Homo sapiens leave Africa. We are treated to episodes of crocodiles, apes, and human nature,…

Submit Your Non-Fiction Story for Our Stories Redefined 2025 Anthology

Call for Submission, News & UpdatesSeptember 10, 202422Views 0Likes 2Comments

As part of the Our Stories Redefined series, Mystery Publishers invites African writers, both on the continent and in the diaspora, aged 15 and older, to submit their non-fiction, autobiographical stories for the 2025 edition of Our Stories Redefined Anthology for African Writing, themed ‘I Am Because You Are’. This collection, inspired by the concept…

New Book Release | An Introduction to Financial Markets by Jamuhuri Gachoroba

News & UpdatesAugust 31, 202416Views 0Likes 0Comments

This book aims to provide the reader with a broad overview of the financial markets and help them better understand how these markets operate. It provides an overview of the major asset classes as well as the financial products and services available in the markets.

Preorder NOW! An Introduction to Financial Markets by Jamuhuri Gachoroba

News & UpdatesAugust 24, 202414Views 0Likes 0Comments

The book is available for preorder on Amazon. An Introduction to Financial Markets provides a comprehensive overview of the financial markets, from interest rates, the workings of central banks in an economy, and the stock exchanges to international trade, money markets, and cryptocurrency.

PHOTOS: Book Reading of Sibiloi by Dan Kairo

Book Events, News & UpdatesAugust 1, 202419Views 0Likes 0Comments

Book reading of Sibiloi by Dan Kairo, moderated by Mbugua Ngunjiri and Dr Emmanuel Shikuku Tsikhungu. Thank you to Nuria Book Store, in partnership with Baraza Media Lab, for organising and providing the space/venue/everything else in between.

Upcoming Audiobook Production | Gööka from the Village to the City – Part 2: GööKA on Healthy Living

News & UpdatesJuly 10, 202423Views 0Likes 0Comments

We are pleased to announce the upcoming production and publication of Part 2 of the audio version of the prize-winning memoir by Engineer Peter Nduati, Gööka from the Village to the City | Part 2: GööKA on Healthy Living, narrated by Arabron Osanya-Nyyneque.

Shortlisted Stories for Our Stories Redefined Anthology for African Writing 2024 (Flash Fiction) Edition

Call for Submission, News & UpdatesJuly 8, 202424Views 0Likes 0Comments

We received amazing submissions from writers across the continent, notably from Botswana, Somalia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Rwanda, Malawi, and our backyard here in Kenya. The quality of the pieces was impeccable, with a notable increase in submissions from the younger generation of writers from universities and colleges.

New Audiobook Production & Release | Gööka from the Village to the City – Part 1: GööKA in Zoom

Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize, News & UpdatesJune 23, 202429Views 0Likes 0Comments

Looking at Life Through the Eyes of Grandfather (Gooka) Live life forwards but understand it by looking backwards. In the book, the author’s 21st-century daily experiences are mirrored in his village days. From the comfort of a ZOOM class, jog around the estate and make rare encounters. Walk with him through libraries, hit golf balls,…

Kenyan Professor Mohamed Bakari Joins the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Advisory Board

Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize, Awards/Prizes, News & UpdatesJune 3, 202441Views 0Likes 0Comments

We are excited to share the news that Kenyan Professor Mohamed Bakari has joined the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize advisory board. The advisory board oversights the Prize judging and award criteria and offers their varied expertise toward running the Prize.