Ingeborg Pelser

Ingeborg Pelser

Founder & Director

Ingeborg has been working in the Book Publishing industry in South Africa occupying a variety of positions including Publishing Director, National Sale & Marketing Manager and Production Manager, since 2002.

She’s worked with many of South Africa’s most prominent authors, photographers and designers, with a number of titles sold in international markets. Her focus has been on South African non-fiction titles, ranging from Biography, Memoir, Current Affairs, Art, Photography, Cookbooks, Travel, and Wildlife publications.

In 2018 she founded Flyleaf Publishing & Distribution, which offers a variety of publishing services and distributes to bookshops in Southern Africa. 

Publishing services include diverse project- and production management, such as recruiting editorial and design teams for custom publications, advising on format and finishes, international printer dealings, special leather-bound editions, sales & distribution, marketing & publicity.

PUBLISHING HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

  • Six Years with Al Qaeda by Stephen McGown (published for The Daily Maverick)
  • A Perfect Stay (in partnership with The Royal Portfolio)
  • Stellenbosch University 100 Years (English, Afrikaans and a collector’s edition)
  • Mile 8: A book about cooking by David Higgs (in partnership with Marble Group)
  • Zuma Exposed by Adriaan Basson
  • TASHAS cookbook
  • Strandveldfood by Kobus van der Merwe
  • Craft Art in South Africa by Albie Coetsee
  • Huis Kombuis: Food & Memory cookbook (In partnership with the District 6 museum)
  • The Great South African Cookbook (in partnership with The Nelson Mandela Foundation)