Working Groups

Where the work happens.

Each discipline in the value chain has a working group driving its priorities. Join the one that matches your practice. Join the Council →

Author

Authors Working Group

For South African authors across genres, languages, and formats.

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Book designer

Book Designers Working Group

Cover and interior book design.

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Bookseller

Booksellers Working Group

Independent and chain booksellers.

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Distributor

Distributors Working Group

Book distribution and wholesale.

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Editor

Editors Working Group

Structural, copy, and developmental editors.

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Illustrator

Illustrators Working Group

Book illustrators, children's and adult.

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Librarian

Librarians Working Group

Public, academic, and school librarians.

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Literary agent

Literary Agents Working Group

Domestic and international literary agents.

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Literary critic

Literary Critics Working Group

Reviewers, academics, and literary journalism.

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Poet

Poets Working Group

Published poets working across oral and written traditions.

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Printer

Printers Working Group

Commercial book printers and POD services.

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Publisher

Publishers Working Group

Trade, educational, academic, and independent publishers.

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Translator

Translators Working Group

Literary, technical, and commercial translators across 11 languages.

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Typesetter

Typesetters Working Group

Specialist typesetters and compositors.

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