Griffel Media was started in 2005, mainly with the aim to publish niche market publications. In the process giving voice to writers and artists of all backgrounds, beliefs or skills, and to give them the opportunity to share their South African stories.

Although Griffel Media is managed with sound business principles in mind, there is a drive to serve a greater goal as the one where Mammon is king. This greater cause is the conditioning of all languages and cultures, the unleashing of information and the realisation of ideas and concepts; in the process to assist with the shaping of a well-rounded South African society where there is much more awe, appreciation and understanding of the diversity and complexities that are making our country so unique.

We are passionate about South Africa and believe in her and all her people. We believe that there are many stories to be told, more information to be unleashed, education to take place and opinions and beliefs to be shared.

Although we are not rigid about the material we publish, we shy away form dogmatic preachy material and soppy love stories. We give preference to sharp ‘shake the mind’ non-fiction.

In our relative short existence, we managed to put a formidable range of titels on the shelves. Please visit our bookshelf.

We believe in more than books, we believe in ideas and concepts, and in order to realise these ideas we provide flexible publishing models, and we like to keep the author involved in the process throughout.

The management team of Thomas Mollett and Hendrik Venter, both founding members of Griffel Media, are in charge of the daily running of the business.

Delize Opperman handles the financial administration and Carmelita Williams is assistant to the publishing director.

Griffel Media provides, in short, the following publishing options:

1. This models allow us to facilitate a project at an agreed rate. We do necessarily act as the publisher or distributor of the publication.

2. Griffel Media becomes your publishing partner. This means that the author and Griffel Media shares the cost of the project, and accordingly shares in the profit.

3. This more traditional model allows Griffel Media to carry all the cost of the project with royalty payments to the author.

Please contact us for information regarding our publishing models.