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Announcing: Open submission dates for 2024

We are excited to announce that we will be reading for the 2025 publication list. Submissions for manuscripts are only open for one month from 1 September 2024 – 30 September 2024. Please do not submit […]
Cover Reveal -The Creative Arts: On Practice, Making & Meaning

Dryad Press is delighted to reveal the cover for our new book, forthcoming in May 2024, The Creative Arts: On Practice, Making & Meaning. This innovative and exciting book features a […]
Ingrid Jonker Prize 2024

It is with delight that we announce that the debut collection by iyra e m maharaj , earth-circuit has been shortlisted for the 2024 Ingrid Jonker Prize. The five shortlisted […]
Dryad Press Poetry Collections are Award Winning!

We are delighted to announce that several of our Dryad Press titles have been recognised in two prestigious literary award categories in 2024: The National Institute for the Humanities and Social […]
Michele Betty’s Dark Horse is the recipient of the 2023 South African Literary Award for Poetry!

The SALA Awards on 7 November 2023 were an absolutely fabulous affair and Dryad Press is delighted to announce that Michele Betty’s Dark Horse was the winner of the 2023 […]
Cape Town Launch of The Creative Arts: On practice making & meaning

Thank you so much to Exclusive Books, and especially the indomitable Linda McCullough, for hosting our latest book launch! The venue was packed and we delighted in sharing our newest […]