Bakwa Books, Cameroon

Bakwa Books is a Cameroon-based nonprofit independent publisher of literary fiction, creative nonfiction and translation. The desire to replicate Bakwa Magazine’s vision, as well as the absence of innovative local publishing channels in Cameroon, necessitated the creation of Bakwa Books.

Founded in 2011 by Dzekashu MacViban to fill the lacuna in literary production and consumption, such that Cameroonians could produce high-end literary works and consume such works produced by their peers at home or in the diaspora, Bakwa Magazine — which was meant to provide a much-needed platform for literary and cultural expression, nurturing of, and networking between emerging writers — has become essential in the country’s literary landscape. Read more and visit the Bakwa Books website.