Ubwali Literary Magazine has announced 13 nominations for the 2026 Best of the Net anthology, with works selected across fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and photography.
The nominations include:
FICTION
- MAKENA ONJERIKA, Building the Nation
- MIKHA MWEETWA, That Was Not My Son
POETRY
- A. MULAMBA CHIBESAKUNDA, The City Wind Is Lonely
- BWALYA S. KONDWANI, Mwaiseni KTK
- TRYCENT MILIMO, The Chef
- LUCAS LUNGU, Ceremony of Bodies
- TAONGA SENDAMA, Sickle
- AUDREY MULAMBA, Instructions for Walking Like a Man
CREATIVE NONFICTION
- MUSONDA MUKUKA, Tethered
- HASSAN KASSIM, Approaching 30
PHOTOGRAPHY
- BELLA MKANDAWIRE, “Korean Hanbok”
- MICHELLE D’URBANO, “Girl in the Room”
- NATASHA DEVALIA, “Where are You?”
Best of the Net is an annual anthology that recognises notable work published online by independent literary magazines and other digital publications. Participating publications nominate work published during the eligible period for consideration. In this case, this is the Ubwali Literary Magazine Best of the Net Nominations.
Congratulations to all nominees!
