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Some manuscripts
are written.
The good ones
get built.

Narriva is a publishing house for authors at every stage: from a rough idea on your mind to a polished book on the shelves.

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What the River Keeps
AMARA DIALLO
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The Inheritance of Silence
KWAME MENSAH
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The Salt Roads of Badagry
ADAEZE OKONKWO
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The Quiet Half
NGOZI ADEYEMI
The Quiet Half
Ngozi Adeyemi
“A marriage told from the half nobody asks about.”
₦8,500
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The Currency of Small Lies
NGOZI ADEYEMI
The Currency of Small Lies
Ngozi Adeyemi
“Every family keeps a ledger. Hers just has a body in it.”
₦7,600
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Lagos After Dark
TUNDE BAKARE
Lagos After Dark
Tunde Bakare
“Six strangers, one generator, the longest blackout of the year.”
₦7,200
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The Cartographer of Small Things
FUNMILAYO OKECHUKWU
The Cartographer of Small Things
Funmilayo Okechukwu
“A woman maps her grandmother's house room by disappearing room.”
₦9,000
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Lectures to No One
FUNMILAYO OKECHUKWU
Lectures to No One
Funmilayo Okechukwu
“A collection for everyone who has ever rehearsed an argument they never had.”
₦5,200
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Salt and Harmattan
IFEOMA CHUKWU
Salt and Harmattan
Ifeoma Chukwu
“A fishing town's last good season, narrated by the sea.”
₦7,800
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For authors

What you get that a printer can't give you

01

We work with what you have

Whether your manuscript is a rough first draft or nearly publication-ready, we meet you where you are and build from there.

02

Real editorial work

Developmental and line editing from people who've shaped the kind of book you're trying to write — not a proofreading pass dressed up as editing.

03

Design that holds up next to anything on the shelf

Covers and interiors built to compete with traditional houses.

04

One team, start to finish

Editorial, design, ISBN, print-ready files, and launch handled by people who talk to each other.

05

A bookstore that actually sells

Your book lives on a storefront built to move copies, not a portfolio page.

06

A relationship, not a transaction

We stay invested in what happens after launch. Most publishers stop caring the day your book ships.

Process

From manuscript to bookstore

  1. 1

    Submit

    Send your manuscript and a short note on what it is and who it's for.

  2. 2

    Assess

    We read it and tell you what it needs — editorial depth, light copy editing, or in between.

  3. 3

    Plan

    We scope the work together and agree on the path to publication.

  4. 4

    Build

    Editorial passes, design, interior layout — the part that matters most.

  5. 5

    Produce

    ISBN, print-ready files, digital formatting, proofs.

  6. 6

    Launch

    Your book goes live in the bookstore with a plan behind it, not just a listing.

  1. 1

    Submit

    Send your manuscript and a short note on what it is and who it's for.

  2. 2

    Assess

    We read it and tell you what it needs — editorial depth, light copy editing, or in between.

  3. 3

    Plan

    We scope the work together and agree on the path to publication.

  4. 4

    Build

    Editorial passes, design, interior layout — the part that matters most.

  5. 5

    Produce

    ISBN, print-ready files, digital formatting, proofs.

  6. 6

    Launch

    Your book goes live in the bookstore with a plan behind it, not just a listing.

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Authors

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Funmilayo Okechukwu

Quiet, interior novels about memory and inheritance.

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Ifeoma Chukwu

Coastal communities, told with an ear for dialect.

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Ngozi Adeyemi

Writes literary fiction about Lagos's middle class.

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Writing CraftMay 2026

How to Know When Your Manuscript Is Actually Ready to Submit

Most writers submit too early, not because the work is bad, but because finishing a draft feels identical to finishing a book. It isn't.

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Behind the ScenesApr 2026

What "Selective Publishing" Actually Means

We say we're selective, and that word does a lot of unexamined work. Here's what actually happens to a manuscript between submission and a yes.

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Publishing AdviceMar 2026

Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing vs. What We Do

These aren't three points on the same line. They're three different trades — of money, control, and time — and most advice about choosing between them skips that part.

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