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We are a small press based in Uganda, founded in 2026 by @dilmandila@mograph.social We publish speculative fiction stories, particularly science fiction, fantasy, horror, and solarpunk. We also love folk tales and non-fiction works about the arts and cultures of African people, and you will find these on our sites.

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Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Aug 03, 2026

Free book! The Myths and Legends of the Bantu and Other Africans is now available for download to email subscribers, and will be free until the end of the month. This is an entertaining book that brings you a wonderful world of legends, folklore, and amazing creatures that will fuel your imagination. It might be of interest to #academia Get it here https://www.ododopress.com/non-fiction/myths-and-legends-of-the-bantu/ #freebook #books #bookstodon #mythology #folklore

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Jul 31, 2026

Our first ever event as a publisher, we are attending the inaugural Kampala Art Book and Zine Fair, in a basement setting. Nice weekend vibes. #book #books #bookstodon

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Jul 29, 2026

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Cover reveal! So finally getting ready to finally share this book with you in a day or two, and in this blog I give hints on what inspired the cover artwork. (I don't know if it is an improvement from the previous version, but hope you enjoy it!) https://www.ododopress.com/blog/cover-reveal-myths-and-legends-of-the-bantu-and-other-african-people/ PS. I'll release the book for free to subscribers of our newsletter by 1st August, so be sure to sign up! #blog #writing #writingcommunity #book #books #bookstodon #mythology #folklore

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Jul 27, 2026

Until the end of the month, you can get this book at 25% off as part of the Smashwords Summer Sale. This is an Afrofuturistic solarpunk story about a 70yr old woman who has to coordinate the defence of her decentralized nation when a colonizer invades, though she suffers from social anxiety, and they have no weapons and no army. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1977090 #book #books #bookstodon #sff #solarpunk

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Jul 12, 2026

Here is a new folk tale, and it's themed on one of the most popular topics in African folk lore, the world of the dead. Many Africans believed the dead continued to live in another country under the ground, and you could go there if you were unlucky. This is what happened to Mpobe, who was a hunter in Buganda. See more folk tales like this #OdodoStories https://www.ododopress.com/african-folk-tales/mpobe-the-hunter/ #folk #folklore #mythology #writing #writingcommunity #africa

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · May 08, 2026

This is a periodic reminder that our first novella is on pre-order, and it's the story of a 70yr old autistic woman who would rather grow her beans in peace, but a superpower is threatening her decentralized country and she has to coordinate their defense, though they don't have an army, or even weapons.

You can check out a sample chapter on our website, or on major stores.

https://ododopress.com/novellas/the-blossoming-of-the-big-tree/

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Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · May 08, 2026

Hare returns in another tale from the Nandi, and still their deeds are mischievous and very dark, but there seems to be a morale to the stories: never trust a stranger with your child.

Enjoy this and other folk tales from Africa via #OdodoStories

https://www.ododopress.com/african-folk-tales/the-baby-sitter/

#folklore #folktale #blog #writing #writingcommunity #horror

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Mar 29, 2026

Cover Reveal! Here is our next book, which opens for pre-orders soon, and it is a reprint of what some scholars say is a landmark publication, the first single-author collection of speculative stories from an African author (based on the continent and in contemporary times, we believe). First published in 2014, it went out of print when the original publisher folded. We are proud to bring it back to life!

https://www.ododopress.com/blog/cover-reveal-a-killing-in-the-sun/
#books #bookstodon #sff #sciFi #writing #writingcommunity #blog

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Mar 26, 2026

In Malawi a being called Chiruwi is believed to haunt lonely places in the forest, carrying an axe. It has one eye, one arm, one leg, the other half of its body being made of wax. It challenges any person it meets to wrestle with it; if the person can overcome it then it offers to show them “many medicines” if they will let it go, and tells them the properties of the various trees and herbs. But if the person is thrown “they return no more to their village; they die.”
https://www.ododopress.com/non-fiction/myths-and-legends-of-the-bantu/

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Myths and Legends of the Bantu

A comprehensive guide to the myths and legends of African people, with a particular focus on the Bantu.

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Mar 17, 2026

Whew. Finally we set up the email properly, so our ebooks and newsletters shouldn't be dropped automatically into spam. I think some people had previously tried to sign up for the newsletter, but we had not figured out smtp so now everything should work fine.

https://www.ododopress.com/newsletter/

Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Mar 17, 2026

Cover reveal! We've edited this book for modern readers. It's an important documentation of African cultures. The original, written 100yrs ago by a racist anthropologist, had a lot of problematic texts, misinformation, and hallucinations of colonialists. We had to weed all that out, and it was a hectic job that took so much longer that planned. Now we are done, the cover is here, and now we hope to release it in a few weeks. To get updates https://www.ododopress.com/newsletter/

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Ododo Press @ododopress@bookstodon.com · Mar 15, 2026

Our first post should be an #introduction so here we go. We are a small press based in Uganda/East Africa, and we are passionate about speculative fiction. We publish #SciFi #fantasy #horror #solarpunk #afrofuturism and #africanfuturism books, and we also love #folklore so you should expect to see regular posts about African folk lore. This will be our only social media presence.
Here is our website.
https://www.ododopress.com/

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