On the occasion of Zambia’s 60th Independence Day, Ubwali Literary Magazine launched its 3rd issue to celebrate the huge milestone. Ubwali, a Zambian literary magazine described this as its biggest issue yet, featuring the work of 19 Zambian artists.
This includes short stories by Muuka Gwaba, Mwenya Chikwa, Mwinji Siame, Joe Nyirenda, Lakish’a, and Mwila Agatha Zaza; an essay by Mwanabibi Sikamo; poetry by Isaac Kanyinji, Richard Phiri, Musonda Mukuka, Gideon Lukupwa, Sindwa Kanyimba, Luse Kabinda, Austin Kaluba, Natasha Devalia and Caesar Eldridge Lungu; photography by Kalenga Nkonge, Victor Mwakapila and Chona Mwemba, and cover art by Kalenga Nkonge
Award-winning writer Mubanga Kalimamukwento started Ubwali Literary Magazine earlier in 2024, primarily to showcase and promote work by Zambian creatives. One of the ways that the magazine does this is through The Ubwali Hope Prize which rewards the best works published in the magazine.
The 3rd issue of Ubwali Literary Magazine is brimming with such an interesting line up.
Happy reading!
Ibrahim Babátúndé Ibrahim
Ibrahim is a Nigerian writer and editor currently based in the UK. He won the Quramo Writers' Prize in 2022 and was selected for the Best Small Fictions anthology in 2024. He was a finalist for the Faber Children's FAB Prize (2023), the Miles Morland Writing Scholarship (2022), a Masters Review anthology prize (2023), and twice for the Moon City Short Fiction Award (2022 & 2023). He has also been longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2022), the Laura Kinsella Fellowship (2022), and the Dzanc Diverse Voices Prize (2021). He has multiple nominations for both the Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net. Among other things, he is currently the Managing Editor at JAY Lit and a Fiction Judge at NYC Midnight. He’s @heemthewriter on Twitter and Facebook, and @writtenbyheem on Instagram and Threads. His work can be found on https://linktr.ee/heemthewriter.
