Discover Your Place in the Book Publishing Industry
The book publishing industry offers far more career opportunities than becoming an author or owning a publishing house. Behind every successfully published book is a network of professionals who contribute their creativity, knowledge, skills and expertise to move an idea from manuscript to the hands and hearts of readers.
For African men and women interested in building careers within the literary and publishing industry, understanding these different professions is an important starting point. Some careers involve working directly with manuscripts, while others focus on design, production, marketing, technology, distribution, literacy development or building communities of readers.
The following careers have been organised into 12 professional clusters to help aspiring and established publishing professionals discover opportunities for employment, entrepreneurship, ministry and collaboration.