Memoir
Commission memoir →Books and publishing
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Where the world finds African writers.
- Post a brief and compare structured bids side by side
- Browse writers working in 18 languages
- Pay by milestone, released as you approve each stage
What you can commission
Every kind of writing on the platform, by vertical. Choose one to see how it runs.
Thought leadership
Commission thought leadership →Books and publishing
Features
Commission features →Screen and stage
Series bibles
Commission series bibles →Screen and stage
Tenders
Commission tenders →Business writing
Government proposals
Commission government proposals →Business writing
Developmental editing
Commission developmental editing →Editorial & production
Copy editing
Commission copy editing →Editorial & production
Every engagement runs on a contract, milestone payments and gates you approve.
See how it worksHow hiring runs
Hire with confidence, one stage at a time.
Post a brief to the board, invite a shortlist, or hire one writer directly. Writers bid blind, you choose, and the platform holds the contract, the milestone plan and the development gates, so the work runs on rails from first brief to final delivery.
Read the full process- 01 You choose the writerOpen, invited or direct. You always chooseDone
- 02 Contract accepted by both partiesGenerated for your arrangement and jurisdictionActive
- 03 Milestone held by the partnerOpens when both acceptances are recordedLocked
- 04 Gate approved, funds releasedOpens when milestone one is confirmed heldLocked
Choose the craft, not a category.
Each writer shows a sample for every vertical they work in, and earns their floor in each separately, from completed work.
Books and publishing
Long-form work for authors and institutions: memoir, fiction, poetry, biography and histories, faith, educational and journalistic writing, book proposals, and the editing and statutory publishing that follow.
MemoirThought leadershipFictionPoetry
Explore books and publishing →Screen and stage
Scripts for film, television, animation, audio and theatre, written to industry format and reviewed at the points a producer actually needs to see.
FeaturesSeries biblesSeries episodesScript doctoring
Explore screen and stage →Business writing
Documents that have to land: tenders and government bids, business plans and pitch decks, research and policy papers, reports, proposals and speeches for businesses, governments, institutions and non-profits.
TendersGovernment proposalsGovernment contract applicationsGrant applications
Explore business writing →Editorial & production
Everything that turns a manuscript into a finished, published book: editing and proofreading, design and illustration, typesetting, formatting and ebook conversion, indexing, translation across African and world languages, printers to print it and publishers to publish it.
Developmental editingCopy editingProofreadingAcademic editing
Explore editorial & production →For writers
Get paid, get known, move up.
Funded briefs, milestone payments against approved gates, and clear credit terms. A record that counts confidential work without exposing it. And a ladder that rewards delivery: floors are computed from your evidence, never awarded and never bought.
What you can count on
You choose your writerOpen, invited or direct: the choice is always yours.Always
Payment through a dedicated partnerEach stage is paid through Pandascrow, and the money for it stays with the payment partner until the stage is accepted.Always
Bids compared on meritYou choose on fit and quality, on structured bids shown side by side.Always
Floors are earnedEvery writer starts on the Ground floor and rises only on completed work and reviews.Always
Original commissioned writingWBA is a marketplace for original, commissioned work.Always
Find your writer.
Browse writers across books, screen, business and editorial work, or put a brief on the board and let them come to you.