Dryad Press News

Turin Book Fair Fellowship

We are honoured, and genuinely humbled, to share that Dryad’s Michèle Betty has been awarded a fully funded fellowship to attend the Turin Book Fair (13–15 May 2026). Our deepest thanks to the fellowship organisers and to the Italian Trade Agency for making this possible.

Read More

The Zero Summer Tour: A Thank You

Three cities. Three evenings. One collection that held the room each time. The Zero Summer book launch tour is now complete, and we find ourselves in that particular kind of aftermath – grateful, a little tired, and still turning over lines from the poems in our heads. We want to...

Read More

Cover reveal of Zero Summer

We’re excited to reveal the gorgeous cover of Zero Summer, the forthcoming poetry collection by Wits academic and poet Simon van Schalkwyk, due for publication in April 2026.

Read More

NAC Funding Support for Dryad Press

We are deeply grateful to the National Arts Council, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, and the Presidency of South Africa for their generous support of Dryad Press...

Read More

‘Magnitude’ book launch events

During November, Dryad Press hosted 3 fabulous book launches for Deborah Seddon’s 'Magnitude', at Amazwi in Makhanda, The Book Lounge in Cape Town and Oude Leeskamer in Stellenbosch...

Read More

Cover Reveal: Magnitude

Dryad is excited to be publishing a new collection by poet and academic, Deborah Seddon titled Magnitude. The collection is forthcoming late October and early November 2025...

Read More

Wonderful interest in Not This Tender

We are delighted that our latest publication, Not This Tender, by Sarah Uheida, has been receiving lots of attention. Find Prof Stan Galloway’s review in Bear Review in the United States, and Joan Hambidge’s review on Versindaba...

Read More

Upcoming Events