Muna Kalati, the premier voice on literature for young African
MUNA KALATI, A UNIQUE VOICE ON AFRICAN CHILDRENS BOOKS·TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2018·

The Muna Kalati is a not for profit, volunteer run organization which aims to engage the community with literature for young Cameroonian & African.
We believe in promoting African Children books in all their diversity. Books can be fun, literary, issue-driven, educational, lighthearted, historical, confrontational, unusually constructed, illustrated, or a fascinating combination of these and many more styles. Most importantly, books should be read and enjoyed.
Designed in 2017, Muna Kalati is founded at a time when Cameroonian and African children’s books are poorly represented and promoted, and African authors and illustrators are virtually unknown. In September 2018, we are launching the first edition of our ezine, Muna Kalati Mag, an online magazine and promotional platforms for writers, publishers and illustrators of children's and Young Adult books, as well as librarians, teachers, editors, publicists and parents.
It contains valuable information on African and international publishing markets, opportunities competitions, courses, conferences and festivals, along with interviews with industry professionals, writing tips and special features where creators share the story of their path to publication. Book reviews, resources and select articles are available on this website.
Our vision and values is one of
· Passion – Muna Kalati is passionately committed to fostering the African children’s book industry
· Equity – Muna Kalati equally caters for all levels of career, types of publication and reader age groups
· Integrity – Muna Kalati provides open and honest information from organizations and individuals
· Support – Muna Kalati runs competitions to encourage writers and responds to subscriber feedback and requests
· Diversity – Muna Kalati believes children's literature should reflect the lives of all children
Throughout the year, Muna Kalati works in partnership with authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers and other organizations in the children’s book world to bring words, images and stories into the hearts and minds of children and adults.
African children’s literature enriches our continent and reaches children across the world through international editions.
Our Vision is to be the premier voice on literature for young African and to inform, promote critical debate, foster creative responses, and engage with and encourage African authors and illustrators to produce quality literature. Through these efforts, we are nurturing a literate, educated and creative society.
Our Mission is to achieve positive social impact by engaging the community with literature for children and young adults in Africa.
Muna Kalati is made up of a network of volunteers and contributors, that work to promote literature and literacy in their country. They regularly book reviews, interviews and analyses on different topics of the children book industry.
If you are a publisher, writer, illustrator or librarian working in children literature, kindly contact us at : [email protected] or [email protected] for any enquiries (submission of a book review, annoucement, advertisement...)
Thanks for reading !