Our main subject areas are politics, current affairs, history, military history, sport, biography and memoir. We do not publish fiction, short stories, poetry or children's stories.

In order for us to consider your manuscript/proposal for publication, we require the following:

• A synopsis, giving a general summary of the book, as well as a detailed contents list and a brief summary of each chapter.
• At least two or three complete chapters of the manuscript.
• A covering letter that motivates why the book should be published, which also includes an assessment of the book's market (who the book is aimed at) and, if applicable, a list of existing books on the same subject.
• A brief note about yourself, listing other books you have written and giving any personal information that is relevant to the proposal.

Your proposal/manuscript must be addressed to Rashieda Saliem, PA to the Publisher for Zebra Press, and can be sent either by post or email (see details below).

If you choose to send the manuscript via email, please note that due to the increasing number of viruses around, we will delete any unknown email unless it is clearly stated in the subject line that it is a manuscript submission. Please do not paste the proposal into the email, but send it as an attachment, preferably an MS Word document.

If you send you manuscript via post, do not send any original material, as we cannot be held liable for its safekeeping. We do not accept handwritten manuscripts or any material that needs to be returned, such as photographs.

Our addresses:

Postal: Zebra Press, PO Box 1144, Cape Town, 8000
Physical: Wembley Square, First Floor, Solan Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001.

Email: Rashieda Saliem (mailto:Rashiedas@zebrapress.co.za)

Bear in mind that it can take from three to six months for us to give feedback to a prospective author. In order to decide whether or not to publish, we go through a fairly time-consuming process, which includes market research, analysing competing titles and doing provisional costings, but we will contact you as soon as we have made a decision. We are unable to enter into discussions about manuscripts that we have decided to reject.

We thank you for your interest and for considering us as a publisher.

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