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Africa has always been a continent of storytellers. This community exists to celebrate the authors carrying that tradition forward — and to have the honest conversations that will take African literature to where it deserves to be.

Here, authors can speak freely about the industry: what's working, what isn't, and what needs to change. Readers can discover new voices and share what moves them. And together, we can explore how literature can do more than entertain — how it can shape culture, drive economies, and build nations.

Whether you're a published author, an aspiring writer, a reader, a publisher, or simply someone who believes in the power of African stories — you belong here.

This is not just a book club. This is a movement. https://www.tumblr.com/communities/theafricanbookclub

Why We're Running This Survey

Every great platform starts with a simple question — what do people actually want? Before we build something and assume we know the answer, we want to ask the people who matter most directly. That's exactly why this survey exists.

We are in the early stages of launching a digital reading platform focused on original illustrated comics, poetry, and short stories. Everything on the platform is independently produced — written, illustrated, and edited outside of the traditional publishing system. No big publishing houses. No corporate gatekeeping. Just original voices telling original stories with original artwork.

But before we finalise how the platform works, how it's priced, and how content gets released, we want real opinions from real readers. Not assumptions. Not guesswork. Not what we think people want — what people actually tell us they want.

The traditional publishing industry rejects over 95% of manuscripts it receives — including genuinely brilliant work — simply because it doesn't fit a commercial formula. We believe that system leaves too many great stories unread and too many great writers unheard. Our platform exists to change that. But changing it properly means understanding the people we're changing it for.

This survey helps us answer questions we genuinely don't know the answer to yet. Should content be free to sample before paying? Should readers pay per book or subscribe for full access? Does the illustrated format actually matter to people or is the writing all that counts? What makes someone trust a brand new platform enough to spend money on it?

Your answers directly shape decisions that are still being made. This is not a formality. We are not collecting data to confirm what we already decided. We are asking because we genuinely do not know yet and your opinion is the most valuable research tool we have.

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Two minutes of your time could shape something that lasts much longer than that.

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