Umsinsi Press

Three teenagers wrote this book. There is the story of the excellent student who relaxed after eating a drugged biscuit. This led to an addiction which led the good student to being expelled from...

This book is the sequel to Angels Anointing. In the last book, Victoria, Lucy, Matthew and Bongani's lives were changed by Reverend Luke Thomas. At the end Rev. Luke Thomas had a challenge for the...

In this third book in the Angels series, Victoria has to confront the demons of her past. A former Satanist and a current convert to religion, she wishes to help a friend who was also a Satanist...

Garth Kitching's 'Bracelet 12-007-35700, set in a school situation, with a mutated HIV on the run, every pupil is given a monthly clearance blood test and infected pupils have to wear an identifying...

This book contains fourteen short stories by children in South Africa from different sectors, that is, street children in shelters, children in the streets, disabled children and children from the...

James is an average student who is easily distracted. At the magic academy that he attends, he soon discovers a secret about himself - he has the blood of two legendary Dragon riders in him, the...

Twelve year-old Elijah is sure there are no demons or bad spirits in the cave of bats. His Shona friend Thambu is positive that his uncle died of a curse from the "Messengers of Death", but Elijah is...

This book tells it all in a narrative free verse. The Zebra is Nompumelelo, and others who have endured hardships in life, but also had some luck and good living. The theme is multi-faceted, as it...

The book is composed of five short stories. Faeeza Simjee says: There are moments in life when stories happen. Most we remember, some just fade. These are those ones that I felt needed to be bound...

28 pieces of work from the pens of young people and older people in the L'Abre Writing Club. There is honest writing by teenagers on over-use of the telephone, on things they hate, on pocket money...

In a small town called Wupperthal in the Western Cape lives the talented shoemaker Mr Zowie. He is admired and respected for his shoemaking skills by his community and other South Africans. The town...

Sikhombindlela is the work of educators in the KZN province that has been created to encourage South African learners to discover and utilize their talent of creative writing. Sikhombindlela means...

Twenty educators and district officials in Ekurhuleni West Region in Gauteng, South Africa, attended a "right-brain" workshop in 2006. This book is a collection of their work and includes poetry,...

This book is made up of poetry, short stories and essays from Isulabasha Dancing Pencils Writing Club. This club consists of young adults and adults of Nkandla community. It is mentored by the...

Four retired South African nurses have written this collection of stories and articles. They include settings of growing up in a township in pre-democratic South Africa; and a peaceful valley where...

As a child, the South African author and some friends experimented with an Ojija board. This led him on a journey of everyday magic, and exposure to African culture and magical interaction with the...

In a cosy billiard room in one of the oldest historic houses in KwaZulu-Natal, a group of writers meet once a month. In this room, there is a very high skylight with a massive hanging electric-light...