Ubwali Literary Magazine

Happy 2nd Birthday to us! We’re celebrating with a special Masterclass issue featuring work from Zambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa & Tanzania. Special thanks to our guest editors, Kasimma & Sihle Ntuli. Enjoy! ubwali.com/ubwali-masterc… 🎈🎈

Happy World Poetry Day. From me and The Naming. My father @EzenwaOhaeto introduced me to poetry. Here is "Mercy" from The Naming.

An excerpt from "I know my children," a poem by RICHARD PHIRI, in the latest issue of Ubwali. Read the full poem here - ubwali.com/i-know-my-chil…

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An excerpt from "What I know about this body," a poem byEMMANUEL G G YAMBA, in the latest issue of Ubwali. Read the full poem here - ubwali.com/what-i-know-ab…

Read the rest of Sihle's interview here - ubwali.com/ubwali-intervi…

“What Price Do Women Pay When They Rebel?”: An Interview with Mubanga Kalimamukwento iselemagazine.com/2026/03/16/wha…

@adedayoagarau Congratulations!!

My book is out in Nigeria today and I don't know what to do. But hey, congratulations Adedayo. You wanted your book, The Years of Blood, in Nigeria so now you have it. It's in a company of accomplished writers. 🥹

An excerpt from "The Torn Veil," a poem by NATASHA NSEMIWE, in the latest issue of Ubwali. Read the full poem here - ubwali.com/the-torn-veil

Read the rest of Kasimma's interview here - ubwali.com/ubwali-intervi… @kasimmam @MohanAkal

We begin here: 1) ‘Piety’ by Fiske Nyirongo “She lifted up her baby. She had discovered that her baby's scent prevented any anxiety.” dirt.fyi/article/2025/0…

Hey hey Read my short story :⁠-⁠)

An excerpt from "Broken Gods and Preying Devils," a story by SALAMA WAINAINA |@apoetsepitaph in our latest issue. Read the full story here - ubwali.com/broken-gods-an…

@AjayiAdedoyin14 @AondoanaAbraham Siblings! We love to see it.

@AondoanaAbraham @UbwaliLitMag Issue mateeee! 😇 Congratulations! ✨

Grateful to @UbwaliLitMag for selecting my poem, “What the Morning Keeps,” for inclusion in their sixth regular issue. Ubwali is Zambia’s finest magazine. Mubanga Kalimamukwento would be proud of me wherever she is. I’m grateful to you, Mubanga!❤️

Happy Publication Day to our Editor-in-Chief, Mubanga Kalimamukwento! Today her book The Shipikisha Club is released, and we could not be prouder of her here at Ubwali.

An excerpt from "Pillars of Cloud and Fire," a story by RIGWELL ADDISON ASIEDU| @asiedu_rigwell in our latest issue. Read the full story here - ubwali.com/pillars-of-clo…

Our #ABookAMonth read for March is here. In collaboration with @TheJoziBookClub, we will be reading Obligations to the Wounded by Mubanga Kalimamukwento. Book DiscUSs Date: Sunday, March 29th Time: 6 p.m. WAT on Google Meet Join us, RSVP here:👇🏽 meet.google.com/kiz-yhou-tfg

Grateful for this. Kindly read the full story by The Daily Nebraskan here: dailynebraskan.com/culture/campus…

An excerpt from "Faith and Hope," a story by CHILUFYA NCHITO in our latest issue. Read the full story here - ubwali.com/faith-and-hope