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In African Publishing, ‘There Is a Renaissance Going On’
One sector that most publishers in Africa say is rapidly growing is children’s books. Lola Shoneyin, a novelist and the publisher of Ouida Books in Nigeria, is leading a project to train writers, agents, illustrators, editors and graphic designers on the publication of children’s books. The project, known as BookStorm, was born from a trip…