Publication Day! ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo @dsfalowo.bsky.social

In the mythical African Kingdom of Uju, Chief Len and his son Fren must undertake a journey to find a cure. A tale of magic, achillean romance and finding one’s true self.

#booksky #fantasy #lgbtq #AfricanSFF

I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU HONEY: am so excited for you all to read this short story and enter the world of Uju. Loosely inspired by fairytales, esp. Cinderella and the myth of Persephone + a first exploration of queer romance in my ouevre.

Out October 1!

/so excited for my zamashort to hit the digital shelves/

Fantastic story by the excellent Dare Segun Falowo @dsfalowo.bsky.social acquired, will release 1st Oct. 2025 (we have been working on it a while, just finalised everything).

#AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

Yeyo
Digital and acrylic on paper
2012
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One of my faves from the archive. It set the stage for how I see & envision my paintings. Embodied, archetypal, ancestral, futurist, jewel tones anchored in the dust and browns of the earth, mythological.
Inspired by Erkyah Badu's Yeyo (and mom trauma lol)

one of my favorite paintings ever. 🌞

such gorgeous art. 🌞

COVER REVEAL

Hi all!
I am excited to share the cover of my debut collection of short stories, "Caged Ocean Dub", which will be published in Nigeria, by Masobe Books. I look forward to the book finding a fresh audience in its home country, and am honored to be a new member of the Masobe family.

🐉🌊🌞

shooting stars 🌟💫

hi

currently in a too-narrow place, destabilized. chronically ill. still in the process of finding a new home + safe nook, after surviving a mob and losing my living space to prejudice, in September of last year.

aid, boost.
pls. everything helps.

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"Nonchalant" by Cheryl Ntumy is a glimpse at a world in which human behaviour and psychology are policed and tailored. A meditation on what it means to be oneself.

willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/2020/04/09/n...

Happy New Year all. May this new cycle be good to us. ✨ 🎇 ✨

hi

currently in a too-narrow place, destabilized. chronically ill. still in the process of finding a new home + safe nook, after surviving a mob and losing my living space to prejudice, in September of last year.

aid, boost.
pls. everything helps.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-ds-fa...

this is a list of the African speculative fiction that I come across on my cyber treks through the interwebs

The Future Ancients from @prisoner187.bsky.social is a psychedelic sci-fi weave about finding your way back, to a living planet of the ancestral. making peace with the ripples of ancient war, as mirage, as psychic broadcast, as mass memory.

🤖👻🧐

willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/2024/11/05/t...

In "the Art of Faith", @gabbyharry.bsky.social takes us into a world of sacrifice and hungry gods, exploring the shifting weight of belief with a deft hand. This one stuns.

strangehorizons.com/fiction/fait...

your words are wondrous 👹

thank u.
may you enjoy reading it.

Desperate Ark Wives is a radiant scream, hungry for fun, straight out of the void. A fresh testament of chaos and love. @somtoihezue.bsky.social and his elastic pen hold nothing back.

www.havenspec.com/desperate-ar...

Bodies of Sand and Blood by @plangdineple.bsky.social is rich in possibility. A look at what it takes to create a truer self, against all odds.

www.castofwonders.org/2024/04/cast...

This is my first ever book, a collection called "CAGED OCEAN DUB". Released June 2023. It contains a rich collage of big and small stories across a variety of textures and genres, all set in Nigeria. It is published on Android Press in the US.

#africansff

thank you. 🥲

💮 indubitably 💮

thank you, Somto.

thank you. 😊