Free virtual event Kwame Dawes, African Poetry Book Fund (African Poetry Book Fund) founder & Chris Abani discuss building an archive of African poetry on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Sign up for the online event here: citylights.com/events/kwame-d…

Interested in taking one of my fiction classes? Request the syllabi via this link: bit.ly/3S8tVGF. Check out the posters for each of the three classes below

Every Sunday, Zambia’s packed churches collect offerings from congregants who are willing to give from the little they have. These worshippers desperately seek out miracles, healing, or even opportunities for hope. They often find exploitation instead. nkwazimagazine.com/p-data-block-k…

By 2024 Ubwali Masterclass alum, Musonda Mukuka ✨📚. Read the article here - nkwazimagazine.com/p-data-block-k…

A huge honour to have co-judged this competition and co-edited the ensuing anthology. This one is a gem. Register for the launch and grab your copy. It’s free!

Today we are reading "Fading Days," a gorgeous essay by CHISOM NSIEGBUNAM 📷📷. Here is an excerpt. Read the full essay here 📷 ubwali.com/fading-days

Book reviewers should consider submitting reviews to The Rumpus, where I edit the Poetry Book Reviews. Please read the reviews I have commissioned in the past. The Rumpus is a paying market. therumpus.submittable.com/submit

It’s been an honour to have conversations with fellow Africans Africa in Dialogue over the years. One such conversation will be taking place at the 3rd Annual Conference on Queerness in the Global South at Wits University in October. See you there. 🤍

👏🏾👏🏿👏🏽 A ROUND OF APPLAUSE PLEASE 👏🏽👏🏿👏🏾 for the 19 AFRICAN WRITERS 🖋🌍 selected to attend the 2nd edition of the Ubwali Masterclasses! ✨📚 Welcome to the Ubwali Fam 🙌🏾 ubwali.com/2025-mastercla…

my name is on this list, mama i made it! 🥺 thank you Ubwali Literary Magazine for the opportunity to learn alongside all these incredible writers.

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Beyond excited for this! Huge thanks to the organizers for selecting me for this writing masterclass. Looking forward to learning from incredible instructors and connecting with fellow writers.

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So happy to have been awarded The Frances Ogamba Scholarship for African Writers to enable me partake in this masterclass! Immense gratitude to the kind folks at Ubwali Literary Magazine 🙏

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I am super grateful. Can’t wait to learn from our tutors and connect with amazing writers. Thank you so much, Ubwali Literary Magazine, for a place in the class.

"Mzee Hemedi is a short, loud man from Pemba who came to Dar es Salaam as a boy after the First World War. He was taken in to help..." Join us in reading some fiction from our current issue. Read The Burgundy Umbrella by ALLY BAHAROON here ➡️ubwali.com/the-burgundy-u…