MULTI-TALENTED and veteran arts practitioner Aaron Chiundura Moyo wants to terminate all of his publishing contracts.

This development will see the author reclaim rights to all of his published works, some of which are over four decades old. At least six publishing companies will be affected by the move. Chiundura Moyo is arguably one of the best Shona novelists in Zimbabwe.

He has worked with a number of the once revered local publishing companies, among them Mambo Press, Longman Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Publishing House (ZPH), Priority Projects, Mercury Press, Book Love, Books for Africa and the now defunct London Lion Press.

However, last week he took a swipe at the publishers, labelling them “a technophobic lot”. The celebrated novelist, scriptwriter, producer, playwright and actor believes writers are losing potential revenue due to publishers’ lethargy in embracing new technologies.

He boasts of more than 15 published novels but it is rare to come across his work on official market platforms. Some of his famous productions include “Uchandifungawo” (1975), “Ziva Kwawakabva” (1976), , “Wakandicheka Nerakagomara” (1982), “Chenga Ose” (1982), “Kuridza Ngoma Nedemo” (1983), “Matekenyapfungwa” (1984), “Wandibaya Panyama Nhete” (1986), “Ndabvazera” (1992), “Chemera Mudundundu” (2002), “Pane Nyaya” (2004), “The Other Side of The River” (2012) and “Kereke Inofa” (2012).State media