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Dayspring longlisted for Sunday Times Literary Awards

August 4, 2025

We are proud to announce that C. J. Driver’s memoir Dayspring, edited by J. M. Coetzee, has been longlisted for the 2025 Sunday Times Literary Awards in the non-fiction category.

Congratulations to our co-publishers on this title, Karavan Press, who have another four titles longlisted. And congratulations to all the longlisted writers.

See the full list of longlisted titles on the Sunday Times website.

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About uHlanga

uHlanga is a small South African poetry press run by Nick Mulgrew.

Our books are available from all retail bookstores in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

You can also buy our books directly from us, delivered to your door. (South Africa only)

Outside South Africa, our books are available in print-on-demand formats through the African Books Collective.


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While self-publishing is both an affordable and accessible way of putting your work out into the world, you need to be discerning about…

✔️ Who you collaborate with
✔️ Your available resources
✔️ The suppliers you choose

Swipe for more advic
While self-publishing is both an affordable and accessible way of putting your work out into the world, you need to be discerning about… ✔️ Who you collaborate with ✔️ Your available resources ✔️ The suppliers you choose Swipe for more advice, taken directly from ‘These Notes Are Yours’, our 100% FREE guide to self-publishing your poetry 📓 #uHlanga #TheseNotesAreYours #SelfPublish #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfInstagram
Did you know? 

uHlanga began as a self-publishing project 📇 

‘The Myth of This is That We’re All in This Together’, by Nick Mulgrew, birthed two more poetry collections: ‘Failing Maths and My Other Crimes’ by Jijana,
Did you know? uHlanga began as a self-publishing project 📇 ‘The Myth of This is That We’re All in This Together’, by Nick Mulgrew, birthed two more poetry collections: ‘Failing Maths and My Other Crimes’ by Jijana, and @gennagardini’s ‘Matric Rage’. So, you never know where your self-published words will take you. 🔗 Find inspiration, find resources, find your voice! Now, in our 100% FREE guide to self-publishing your poetry, ‘These Notes Are Yours’, at our link in bio. #uHlanga #MythPoems #NickMulgrew #MathsPoems #Jijana #poetry #MatricRagePoems #TheseNotesAreYours #SelfPublish #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfInstagram
If you’re in Joburg tomorrow (Thursday 8 Jan), this is an event you should *definitely* head out to:

The launch of GNOSSIENNE, Issue 002.

This issue of @gnossiennepress, a lo-fi, seasonal journal for Literature & Art, features uHlanga poe
If you’re in Joburg tomorrow (Thursday 8 Jan), this is an event you should *definitely* head out to: The launch of GNOSSIENNE, Issue 002. This issue of @gnossiennepress, a lo-fi, seasonal journal for Literature & Art, features uHlanga poets, and we couldn’t be prouder. So go on, be at Sumthing Sumthing at 32 7th Ave, Parktown North at 6pm for a night celebrating [a kind of] Gonzo publishing! #uHlanga #Gnossienne #independentpublishing #smallpublisher #litartquarterly

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