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About Sotrane Publishers

An independent book publisher in Lusaka, Zambia

Sotrane Publishers was established to create more professional opportunities for Zambian and African writers and to publish literature that records knowledge, experience, culture and ideas relevant to our communities.

We work with authors, librarians, booksellers, distributors, institutions and other partners across the literary sector.

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Sotrane in numbers

Titles published
173across 10 categories
Authors published
842.1 titles per author
In the bookshop
11768% of the catalogue
In production
6books being made now

Titles by category

173 titles in 10 categories

  1. Children's Stories & Young Adult5934%
  2. History, Governance & Autobiographies3218%
  3. Educational & Professional2615%
  4. Fiction2313%
  5. Self Help148%
  6. Culture & Indigenous Knowledge95%
  7. Anthologies42%
  8. Poetry42%
  9. Education11%
  10. Plays & Drama11%

Children's Stories & Young Adult is the largest category, with 34% of the catalogue.

Authors by gender

From our author registration forms

39registered authors
  • Female1846%
  • Male2154%

This chart counts the 39 of our 53 registered authors who gave a gender, not the 84 authors we have published.

Books in production

Where each book is in our publishing process

  1. Appraisal3
  2. Editing0
  3. Design2
  4. Printing1
  5. Market ready0

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