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Jessica Powers

Jessica Powers
Jessica Powers is a writer, publisher, and freelance editor. Founder of Catalyst Press (www.catalystpress.org), which specializes in publishing African writers and African-based books, she lives in El Paso, Texas with her son Nesta. She writes under the name J.L. Powers (www.jlpowers.net).


On Translating Your Own Novel *Back* Into Your Mother Tongue

Hannes Barnard and Andreas Roman Talk to Jessica Powers
May 16, 2025  By Jessica Powers
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How Catalyst and Iskanchi Press Are Bringing African Writers’ Work to a Wider Audience

Jessica Powers and Kenechi Uzor on What Diversity Means, Defining African Literature, and Taking Risks as Publishers
August 5, 2024  By Jessica Powers
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Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

Jessica Powers on the Struggles and Rewards of Bringing African Literature to the Global Market
December 4, 2023  By Jessica Powers
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What is it Like to Be a Blind Writer Writing for Sighted Readers?

George Mendoza and Kristen Witucki Talk Craft, Community, and Ableism in the Publishing Industry
April 28, 2022  By Jessica Powers
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