Earlier this year, we announced that we were nominated in the African Excellence Awards. Today we get to proudly report that we have been awarded Best Contemporary Publishing House 2025 – South Africa. This marks our 13th award in total, our 1st international recognition, and our 3rd nod for the best publishing company in South Africa.

The award recognition can be viewed in the MEA Markets company directory: Winner – The KREST House

More about the African Excellence Awards: click here

The KREST House has previously been nominated twice in the category of Best Publishing Company in South Africa at the national Book Behind Awards in the year 2022 and 2024. The first of these nominations can be read about here.

We are thankful to our talented team, our supportive reader community, and the writers that trust us with their work. Every award is an endeavour to create a publishing company you can be proud to have released your book under.

If you would like to become a KREST House author, you can take a look at our KREST Publishers page and fill out the author intake form.