Stephen Davies

I am a children's author writing picture books, chapter books and teen novels. My books are set in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. I have lived in Africa for more than ten years, working with World Horizons amongst Fulani cattle herders. Welcome to my site.

Tag: publishing

One week’s wages to buy a book

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Am negotiating the sale of ‘Albino Camel’ book rights with an African publisher here at FILO. Sticking point: he is proposing a cover price of 11,000 CFA – that’s almost 15 pounds sterling. Bear in mind that a typical day wage for unskilled labour here in Ouagadougou is 1,000 CFA and you’ll see what the [...]

Published: December 20, 2010 | Filed Under: FILO 2010 | Tags: : :

FILO 2010

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This week I’m blogging from Ouagadougou’s International book festival – the ‘Foire Internationale du Livre de Ouagadougou’ (FILO). I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time. It’s hardly Frankfurt but it still has a certain buzz. The most interesting speech at the opening ceremony yesterday was from Pierre-Claver Ilboudo, who exhorted all writers [...]

Published: December 19, 2010 | Filed Under: FILO 2010 | Tags: : : : : :
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