Short stories
Send Her Back and Other Stories
An intimate collection of sixteen stories about Black African women navigating immigration, identity, belonging, and life in the United States.
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Stories that cross borders. Language that brings us home.
Mukana Press is an independent publisher of bold literature, short stories, immigrant stories, poetry, and welcoming language-learning books for readers across generations. We champion voices from traditionally underrepresented communities, with a special emphasis on Africa.
- Based in
- United States
- Rooted in
- African stories
- For
- Readers everywhere
Publishing African voices with clarity, imagination, and care.
Our books
Books for discovery, recognition, and connection.
Contemporary African poetry
Old Love Skin
Fifty-two poets from thirty African countries explore experiences, hopes, and aspirations that are deeply personal yet collective—across identity, history, love, resilience, and self-discovery.
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2022 anthology of African writing
The Newlyweds’ Window
Twelve eclectic stories selected from writers across Africa—moving from social media and family secrets to suspense and a Zanzibar window—with fresh perspectives on a continent too often narrowly portrayed.
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2023 anthology of African writing
Our Daughter, Who Art in America
An anthology spotlighting promising African writers through stories rich in African characters, settings, perspectives, and lived experience.
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Language learning · Forthcoming
100 Shona Words for Beginners
A complete, friendly introduction to common Shona nouns, verbs, and adjectives—created for children and adults beginning their learning journey.
About Mukana Press
Opening a door to language.
“Mukana” means opportunity. We create space for African stories and perspectives to meet readers on the continent, in the diaspora, and around the world.
Our catalog spans contemporary fiction, anthologies, and approachable language-learning books—different forms connected by a belief in the power of voice and belonging.
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