A Kenyan-based SFFH literary journal showcasing the very best in African fantastika.
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Will This Be A Problem?
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The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists in Outstanding Short Story are:
Autogas Ferryman – @champwongs.bsky.social
Because I Held His Name Like A Key – @aimeeogdenwrites.com
Commensalism, Or the Labyrinth’s Vessels – @nkereuwxm.bsky.social
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And finally the #2026IgnyteAwards Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre are:
@augursociety.bsky.social
@jasonsanford.bsky.social
@sistahscifi.bsky.social
@strangehorizons.bsky.social
@willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social
Please nominate WTBAP!
We're thrilled to share the cover for THE CITY OF FACTORIES by debut author @naomieselojor.bsky.social: Set in an alternative history Nigeria, this Africanfuturist steampunk novella is a tale of resistance & technological responsibility.
Pre-order now: links.ruadanbooks.com/TCOF
#BookSky #TBR
Today I'm very happy to showcase this upcoming piece of African science fiction.
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Congratulations to @nkereuwxm.bsky.social!!!
The Ignyte Awards
The Ignyte Awards
Wow what a moment! We are so honored to be on the ballot and in such splendid company!!! Thank you so much to the Ignyte Team for seeing and recognizing our efforts!
The Hugo award nomination deadline approaches... If you're nominating, kindly consider the work Will This Be A Problem published last year, including Issue V of our anthology, which is on The Locus Recommended Reading List. All the stories are free to read on our site!
Ruadán Books
Hugo nominations are open, and we would be so honored if you considered the work we published last year.
The Locus-recommended anthology is free to read on our website - thank you for your consideration!
Will This Be A Problem?
Will This Be A Problem?
Will This Be A Problem?
Arturo Serrano
Harare Review of Books
Will This Be A Problem?
A hopeful tale of a fight against hopeless odds You know the failure modes that democracy can fall into: the formation of cliques that don’t...
The Hugo award nomination deadline approaches... If you're nominating, kindly consider the work Will This Be A Problem published last year, including Issue V of our anthology, which is on The Locus Recommended Reading List. All the stories are free to read on our site!
Will This Be A Problem?
Issue V brings together a powerful collection of stories that blend the fantastical with the deeply real.
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
Issue V brings together a powerful collection of stories that blend the fantastical with the deeply real.
And finally the #2026IgnyteAwards Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre are:
@augursociety.bsky.social
@jasonsanford.bsky.social
@sistahscifi.bsky.social
@strangehorizons.bsky.social
@willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social
Issue V brings together a powerful collection of stories that blend the fantastical with the deeply real.
The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists in Outstanding Short Story are:
Autogas Ferryman – @champwongs.bsky.social
Because I Held His Name Like A Key – @aimeeogdenwrites.com
Commensalism, Or the Labyrinth’s Vessels – @nkereuwxm.bsky.social
(1/2)
The Ignyte Awards
We're grateful to see WTBAP longlisted alongside so much SFF work we admire this award season. The recognition belongs to the writers and artists who trusted us with their vision. If their works stayed with you and you’re nominating, we’d appreciate your consideration.
#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
The Ignyte Awards
We're grateful to see WTBAP longlisted alongside so much SFF work we admire this award season. The recognition belongs to the writers and artists who trusted us with their vision. If their works stayed with you and you’re nominating, we’d appreciate your consideration.
#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
We're grateful to see WTBAP longlisted alongside so much SFF work we admire this award season. The recognition belongs to the writers and artists who trusted us with their vision. If their works stayed with you and you’re nominating, we’d appreciate your consideration.
#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
Will This Be A Problem?
Will This Be A Problem?
Will This Be A Problem?
Read the interview and then check out Will This Be a Problem? if you haven't already!
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
Jenna Hanchey
Issue V brings together a powerful collection of stories that blend the fantastical with the deeply real.
I was interviewed by @okayafrica.bsky.social about @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social, paying writers, and creating room for African speculative fiction to thrive… read it here!
www.okayafrica.com/what-its-lik...
Olivia Kidula
As editor of the speculative fiction journal ‘Will This Be A Problem?,’ Olivia Kidula talks to OkayAfrica about building literary space, paying writers, and creating room for African horror, fantasy, ...
