The Africa Stand (TAS) is a Books2Africa initiative that promotes the works and voices of African Publishers on a global stage. Each year, Books2Africa selects African authors & publishers whose works are featured in the TAS Catalogue and showcased at the London Book Fair – the second largest international book fair in the world. Every year, we invite African Publishers to apply to be featured in The Africa Stand by completing our registration form.
Each publisher is highlighted with a two-page spread in the TAS Catalogue, including a company profile and available titles. Printed copies are distributed at the London Book Fair, while digital editions are shared with Books2Africa’s network of 12,000+ email subscribers and 100,000+ social media followers.
A curated selection of titles from each featured publisher is exhibited on a dedicated shelf within The Africa Stand at the London Book Fair—one of the world’s largest publishing events, drawing over 30,000 attendees, alongside the world’s leading publishers. Each featured publisher also receives a complimentary entry ticket.
Books2Africa can support with facilitating the logistics and fulfilment of bulk orders. We can also help arrange meetings with between featured publishers and their prospective partners during the London Book Fair.
To ensure the financial sustainability of The Africa Stand, each featured publisher is required to contribute £1,000 towards participation costs, which cover catalogue production, book fair exhibition, and year-round representation. To ensure that publishers are not excluded due to financial barriers, we welcome sponsors who can cover the contribution on their behalf.
Registration for TAS 2026 close on 30 November 2025.
We try our best to get your order to you as soon as possible. After dispatch, our standard delivery (Royal Mail First Class) typically arrives the next day in the UK (but can take up to 7 days), in 6 days to the EU and 10 days worldwide. It is important to note that delivery times are out of our control, as we do not deliver the goods ourselves.
If the error is ours, we will reprint free of charge. If the error is yours, we will reprint for 25% of the original amount. If we have sent you the wrong size garment, we will absolutely remake it for you in the right size when you return it.
The guidance measurements given next to the shirts are supposed to represent what size person they fit. They are not the actual measurements of the garment itself, which naturally need to be larger than the person they are designed to fit.
Firstly, please ignore the washing instructions in the garment itself. These are for blank garments and not printed ones.
Wash your shirts at 40 degrees or less. Iron on reverse (cool). Do not tumble dry.
Whilst Royal Mail normally deliver all first class post within 1-2 working days, they can on occasion take longer. In the unlikely event that your goods do not arrive, allow 7 days before calling us. We cannot authorise any remakes before this time has passed as Royal Mail have been known to deliver within this time.
However, if you paid to have Express delivery, contact us immediately as we can provide you with the tracking reference to chase it with the carrier.