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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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Introducing the 2023 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize Judging Panel

Awards/Prizes, Call for Submission, News & UpdatesFebruary 21, 202332Views 0Likes 0Comments

We are pleased to announce the 2023 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize judging panel. The panel is drawn from academicians, editors, publishers, writers, and readers. We’re honoured to have the wonderful and committed team at this year’s Prize and work together in recognising self-published in Kenya.

‘Our Stories Redefined’ 2023 Anthology Call for Submissions

Call for Submission, News & UpdatesFebruary 14, 2023217Views 0Likes 0Comments

The theme of this year’s poetry collection will be centred around Strange Water. The submitted works should appreciate a futuristic Africa, our myths and beliefs, magical realms, and fantastical creatures. The pieces could be utopian or dystopian. This theme is rooted firmly in the subgenre of African futurism in line with Africa Union’s (AU) ‘Agenda…

2023 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize Open for Submissions on 01 February 2023

Awards/Prizes, Call for Submission, News & UpdatesJanuary 25, 2023211Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize is an annual prize managed by Mystery Publishers, a Kenyan premier pan-African independent publisher with a bias toward African speculative fiction and genre/pop literature stories.

Mystery Publishers Top 10 Bestsellers in 2022

Book Sales, News & UpdatesJanuary 19, 2023752Views 1Like 0Comments

Mystery Publishers bestselling books of 2022, combined paperbacks and ebooks, are compiled from sales reports from all distribution channels.

Upcoming Book | The Pains We Live by Sophie Kiwelu

News & UpdatesJanuary 12, 2023150Views 0Likes 0Comments

When Lydia Mkunde falls in love, it is hard, fast, and at first sight. She doesn’t listen to the ‘small voice’ telling her that Jabez Kimoni is not the one. Her happily-ever-after is a nightmare, and she wishes to end the pain when the man she marries becomes someone she can’t recognise.

Echoes of Military Souls by Jerusha Kananu Marete Voted the Best Book for the 2022 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize 2022

Awards/Prizes, News & UpdatesDecember 12, 2022220Views 0Likes 0Comments

A military poetry book of its kind, Echoes of Military Souls by Kenyan writer and theatre expert Jerusha Kananu Marete, has been voted the best book for the 2022 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize, with over 800 votes, which translates to 81.84% of the votes cast.

Vote | Nominees for 2022 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize

Awards/Prizes, News & UpdatesNovember 3, 2022256Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize is awarded annually for the best independently published book (fiction, poetry, and non-fiction).

Thank You for Your Vote | Mystery Publishers Wins the Kenyan 2022 Digitally Fit Award

Awards/Prizes, News & UpdatesNovember 1, 2022217Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mystery Publishers, a premier Kenyan pan-African publisher of choice, won Kenya 2022 DIGITALLY FIT AWARDS. This award seeks to reward and recognise organisations creating an impact online, organisations that are #DigitallyFit.

New Release/Production | An Audiobook, 5 Years Next Sunday by Idza Luhumyo

Awards/Prizes, News & UpdatesOctober 14, 2022303Views 0Likes 0Comments

We are pleased to announce the production and publication of 5 Years Next Sunday by Idza Luhumyo, narrated by Catherine Kabuuka, our first-ever Ugandan voiceover artist. Kenyan writer, Idza Luhumyo, won the 2022 Ako Caine Prize for African Writing. The title, 5 Years Next Sunday, is an alternate to ‘Five Years Next Sunday’,…

Audiobook Loading | 5 Years Next Sunday by Idza Luhumyo

News & UpdatesOctober 7, 2022182Views 0Likes 0Comments

We are pleased to announce the production and publication of our first-ever audiobook, 5 Years Next Sunday, by Idza Luhumyo. It’s a story you don’t want to miss listening.

Mystery Publishers wins 2022/2023 Corporate LiveWire Global Award for the Digital Publishing Company of the Year – Kenya

Awards/Prizes, News & UpdatesOctober 4, 2022291Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mystery Publishers has won the 2022/2023 Corporate LiveWire Global Award as the Digital Publishing Company of the Year – Kenya for the second year in a row. In July 2021, Mystery Publishers was awarded the Middle East and African (MEA) Markets African Business Excellence Award for the Best Independent Digital Publishing Company – Kenya.

VOTE FOR US | Mystery Publishers Nominated for Kenyan 2022 Digitally Fit Award

Awards/Prizes, News & UpdatesSeptember 27, 2022402Views 0Likes 0Comments

This Award seeks to reward and recognise organisations creating an impact online, organisations that are #DigitallyFit. At Mystery Publishers, we have been offering digital, print-on-demand, and audiobook publishing since 2014. This nomination confirms that we have left a commendable footprint for our efforts to offer digital publishing.