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A Kenyan-based SFFH literary journal showcasing the very best in African fantastika.

Issue V of WTBAP? The Anthology free to read: https://willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/

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All Issue V stories are now free to read on our website until December 12th!

Perfect for your end-of-year reading list and for readers who’d like to explore the incredible award-eligible works featured in our fifth anthology. Spread the word!

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A promotional graphic for Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology. The background is a warm reddish-brown pattern with stylised shapes and the WTBAP logo at the top. Below it, large text reads “FREE TO ACCESS.” A short message states that Issue V is now available to read for year-end reading, awards eligibility and recommendations. At the centre is the book cover, featuring a man in an orange suit standing beneath a massive, otherworldly figure emerging from clouds. At the bottom is a green button-style banner with the website link.
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Read Issue 2 stories from here: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/will-this-be...
A promotional graphic for Will This Be A Problem? showing the short stories from Issue 2 that are eligible for 2025 SFF awards. The background is a dark blue cosmic design with teal accents. The heading reads: Will This Be a Problem? 2025 Award Eligibility, For Your Consideration. A highlighted label reads: Short Stories (From Issue 2) Below is a list of eligible short stories and authors: - The Herd by Lucille Sambo - Non-Remembrance by Plangdi Neple - Ritual by Olufunmilayo Makinde - Do The Bop Bop by Azure Arther A decorative divider sits beneath the list, with additional eligibility notes that read: Olivia Kidula is eligible in Best Editor categories and Will This Be A Problem? is eligible in Best Semiprozine categories. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the Shilitza Publishing Group logo appears at the bottom left, and a red button with WTBAP’s website link sits near the bottom centre.
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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All the stories are available on our website, so you can easily catch up on anything you may have missed. We’d be truly grateful if you read them and shared them with anyone who might enjoy them.

Read Issue V: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
A promotional graphic for Will This Be A Problem? showing the short stories from Issue V that are eligible for 2025 SFF awards. The background is a dark blue cosmic design with teal accents. The heading reads: Will This Be a Problem? 2025 Award Eligibility, For Your Consideration. A highlighted orange label reads: Short Stories (From Issue V) Below is a list of eligible short stories and authors: - The Sirangori Fey Market by Ephraim N. Orji - I’m Home by Rutendo Chidzodzo - Something Cruel by Gabrielle Emem Harry - Ash Baby by Andrew Dakalira - Dinosaurs Once Lived Here by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu - The Market of Memories by Azara Tswanya - A Song of Ruin by Alex Tamei - Scales and Arabesques by Lucille Sambo - The Clans by Tonny Ogwa - Baby Potion by Matseliso Motsoane - Acceptance by Khaya Maseko - The Language We Have Learned to Carry In Our Skin by Shingai Kagunda - If Memory Serves by Kevin Rigathi - Mr. Original Swag by Victor Forna - Commensalism, or the Labyrinth’s Vessels by Albert Nkereuwem The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the Shilitza Publishing Group logo appears at the bottom left, and a red button with WTBAP’s website link sits near the bottom centre.
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Awards Eligibility Post!

2025 has been an incredible year for us at WTBAP. We released our fifth anthology and second digital magazine, and all the stories are eligible for SFF awards. If you’re nominating or voting this season, please keep our work in mind.

Details here 🧵
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A promotional graphic for Will This Be A Problem? outlining the publication’s 2025 award eligibility set on a dark blue cosmic pattern with teal accents. The heading reads: Will This Be a Problem? 2025 Award Eligibility, For Your Consideration. Sections list eligible categories: - Anthology: Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V, edited by Somto Ihezuo and Olivia Kidula (January 2025) - Magazine: Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine: Issue 2, edited by Olivia Kidula (July 2025) - Artist: Peter Marco - Novelette: Why Donkeys Have 44 Teeth by Peter Nena (Issue V), and Babies Don’t Grow in People by Peter Nena (Issue 2) The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the Shilitza Publishing Group logo appears at the bottom left, and a red button with WTBAP’s website link sits near the bottom centre.
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Curious about where to get our latest anthology of African speculative fiction that’s a must-read for SFFH lovers? Get your copy of Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology at select bookstores.

Details here 👇🏿

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A graphic set on a purple textured background with subtle space-themed illustrations and the heading “Where to Find Issue V” on a parchment-style banner at the top. The text explains that Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is available in paperback and ebook formats. Kenyan paperback locations listed are Nuria Books (Nairobi CBD), Mathaga Books & Culture (Kikuyu Town), Page & Palette Bookstore (Olive Gardens Hotel) and Shilitza Bookstore (shilitzapublishing.com). International paperback available via lulu.com. Ebook available at Shilitza Bookstore, Lulu Bookstore, Amazon and Kobo. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. Cover graphic for Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology features a purple space-themed pattern with the WTBAP logo at the top and the website address at the bottom. The cover art shows a man in an orange suit and hat standing against a cloudy, dreamlike sky, with a large ethereal face formed in the clouds above him. The list of contributing authors appears on the right side with the editors at the bottom.
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Congratulations to friend of the con @suyidavies.com for his 2025 Nommo Award win!

Suyi's work is amazing and you should read all of it.
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“Lost Ark Dreaming” by @suyidavies.com won the 2025 Nommo Award for Best Novella.

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Brown textured background with the heading “Meet The 2025 Nommo Award Winners” on an orange banner. At the centre is the cover of the book “Lost Ark Dreaming” by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. The main text explains what the best speculative fiction novella award is about, lists the winner for the category and the publisher. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. A promotional graphic with a textured dark brown background with wavy line patterns. At the centre, inside a circular frame, bold text reads: For More Info, Go To: African Speculative Fiction Society. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the African Speculative Fiction Society logo appears in the centre, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Congratulations to all winners and finalists for their effort! #nommoawards #africansff
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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“Celestial Eyes” by John Uche and Francis Goodluck won the 2025 Nommo Award for Best Graphic Novel.

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Brown textured background with the heading “Meet The 2025 Nommo Award Winners” on an orange banner. At the centre is the cover of the book “Celestial Eyes” by John Uche and Francis Goodluck. The main text explains what the best speculative fiction graphic novel award is about, lists the winners for the category and the publisher. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. A promotional graphic with a textured dark brown background with wavy line patterns. At the centre, inside a circular frame, bold text reads: For More Info, Go To: African Speculative Fiction Society. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the African Speculative Fiction Society logo appears in the centre, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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"From Across Time” by @izom-chisom.bsky.social won the 2025 Nommo Award for Best Short Story.

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Brown textured background with the heading “Meet The 2025 Nommo Award Winners” on an orange banner. At the centre is the image cover of the story “From Across Time” by Chisom Umeh. The main text explains what the best speculative fiction short story award is about, lists the winner for the category and the publisher. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. A promotional graphic with a textured dark brown background with wavy line patterns. At the centre, inside a circular frame, bold text reads: For More Info, Go To: African Speculative Fiction Society. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the African Speculative Fiction Society logo appears in the centre, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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“Lost Ark Dreaming” by @suyidavies.com won the 2025 Nommo Award for Best Novella.

🔗 torpublishinggroup.com/lost-ark-dre...
Brown textured background with the heading “Meet The 2025 Nommo Award Winners” on an orange banner. At the centre is the cover of the book “Lost Ark Dreaming” by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. The main text explains what the best speculative fiction novella award is about, lists the winner for the category and the publisher. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. A promotional graphic with a textured dark brown background with wavy line patterns. At the centre, inside a circular frame, bold text reads: For More Info, Go To: African Speculative Fiction Society. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the African Speculative Fiction Society logo appears in the centre, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Huge congrats to @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social for winning Best Novel with “Womb City”.

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Brown textured background with the heading “Meet The 2025 Nommo Award Winners” on an orange banner. At the centre is the image cover of the book “Womb City” by Tlotlo Tsamaase. The main text explains what the best speculative fiction novel award is about, lists the winner for the category and the publisher. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. A promotional graphic with a textured dark brown background with wavy line patterns. At the centre, inside a circular frame, bold text reads: For More Info, Go To: African Speculative Fiction Society. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the African Speculative Fiction Society logo appears in the centre, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Spotlight: 2025 Nommo Award winners

The ASFS announced this year’s winners at the Aké Arts & Book Festival in Lagos. The awards celebrate exceptional talent in African speculative fiction across four categories.

#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
A promotional graphic set in a dark brown background with wavy line patterns. At the centre, inside a circular frame, bold text reads “Spotlight: 2025 Nommo Award Winners Announced.” The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the African Speculative Fiction Society logo appears in the centre, and a website link is placed at the bottom. The overall design highlights a spotlight theme. Brown textured background with the heading “Spotlight: 2025 Nommo Awards” on an orange banner. The main text reads: The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) announced the winners of the 2025 Nommo Awards at the opening ceremony of the Aké Arts and Book Festival in Lagos. Since their debut in 2017, the Nommo Awards have celebrated speculative fiction by Africans for Africans, recognising the stories we tell and how we choose to tell them across four categories. The awardees include Motswana speculative fiction writer and poet Tlotlo Tsamaase, who received the Ilube Award for Best Speculative Fiction for Womb City; Nigerian author Suyi Davies Okungbowa, who won the Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novella for Lost Ark Dreaming; Nigerian fiction writer and poet Chisom Umeh, who won the Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Short Story for From Across Time; and Nigerian creators John Uche and Francis Goodluck, who jointly won the Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Graphic Novel for Celestial Eyes. This year’s shortlist featured writers and artists from across the continent and the diaspora, showcasing the range and brilliance of African storytelling on a global stage. It was first announced at the Seattle Worldcon, with the final winners selected by ASFS members. Our warmest congratulations to this year’s winners and finalists! The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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All Issue V stories are now free to read on our website until December 12th!

Perfect for your end-of-year reading list and for readers who’d like to explore the incredible award-eligible works featured in our fifth anthology. Spread the word!

🔗 willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/

#africansff
A promotional graphic for Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology. The background is a warm reddish-brown pattern with stylised shapes and the WTBAP logo at the top. Below it, large text reads “FREE TO ACCESS.” A short message states that Issue V is now available to read for year-end reading, awards eligibility and recommendations. At the centre is the book cover, featuring a man in an orange suit standing beneath a massive, otherworldly figure emerging from clouds. At the bottom is a green button-style banner with the website link.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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All Issue V stories are now free to read on our website until December 12th!

Perfect for your end-of-year reading list and for readers who’d like to explore the incredible award-eligible works featured in our fifth anthology. Spread the word!

🔗 willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/

#africansff
A promotional graphic for Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology. The background is a warm reddish-brown pattern with stylised shapes and the WTBAP logo at the top. Below it, large text reads “FREE TO ACCESS.” A short message states that Issue V is now available to read for year-end reading, awards eligibility and recommendations. At the centre is the book cover, featuring a man in an orange suit standing beneath a massive, otherworldly figure emerging from clouds. At the bottom is a green button-style banner with the website link.
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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First featured in our third anthology, this story makes a return in our 10th Anniversary Edition, alongside eleven other standout works.

Get your physical copy via Shilitza Publishing

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November 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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“The Real Deal” is an intriguing tale by @usedtobejimmy.bsky.social about a witch doctor dragged into a police operation and compelled to demonstrate his 'powers' after a governor’s disappearance.

🔗 willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/2017/04/04/t...

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Excerpt from “The Real Deal” by James Kariuki published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: 10th Anniversary Edition. Design is set on a textured teal background with abstract circular accents, spiral motifs and the WTBAP logo. The excerpt text reads: Skeins of cobwebs hung from the wooden rafters of the mabati shack alongside an assortment of beads and bones on strings. The room had a solitary window that was only partially open and covered with tattered sackcloth. Thick dust motes danced in the pale sunlight that leaked through the numerous holes in the roof. Juma was alone in the room, hurriedly packing his belongings in a sports bag. His work paraphernalia littered the floor. Calabashes, animal figurines and horns were scattered all over; the contents of various bottles spilt onto the ground as he tripped over them in his rush. A promotional graphic featuring a textured teal background with elegant grey and teal curved accents in the corners. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, while the website's URL sits at the bottom. Prominently displayed in the centre is the cover of "Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: 10th Anniversary Edition.”
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Read the full story in Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology. You can own a copy without stretching your budget. The ebook costs Ksh 1,000, while the paperback costs Ksh 1,950 on our publisher website.

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From across the African continent and its diaspora, Will This Be A Problem? Issue V brings together a powerful collection of stories that blend the fantastical with the deeply real. These tales explor...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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"Scales and Arabesques” by Lucille Sambo follows a Zimbabwean ballerina whose movements draw on the lessons learned from a surreal encounter with an alien in Paris.

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Excerpt from "Scales and Arabesques" by Lucille Sambo published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V. Displayed on a reddish background with abstract circular accents and the WTBAP logo. The excerpt reads: Her body is neatly spread on her bed, and she skims through her social media, watching ballet videos on TikTok and the latest mind-boring news on Twitter. All too morbid for her, she decides to go back to her chat with Malik, scrolling past links of Credo Mutwa videos: “Why was Cecil John Rhodes buried at Matobo hills?” Latest UFO sightings—“UAPs, they call them these days. Just to mislead you. Ha!” Another random video, “Those were the days huh, when we asked trees for permission before we cut them down (sad face emoji)”: each link from Malik comes with an even more cryptic message—other videos from Chitauri sightings in the Nyanga mountains in Zimbabwe. Not sure what video to start with, she listens to the song she’s been sent. Introduction by Olivia Kidula for "Scales and Arabesques" by Lucille Sambo, published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V. Displayed on a red background with teal and grey accents, the WTBAP logo and stylised quote marks. Main text reads: In Lucille Sambo’s “Scales and Arabesques”, the characters begin to perceive the unseen realities that coexist within and beyond the ordinary. “A war with who?” “It has already begun. Just look around.” “I don’t see any buildings falling or hear children crying.” “And that’s your mistake.”
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Originally published in our first anthology, “The Tunnel” is back in our 10th Anniversary Edition together with twelve other standout pieces.

Physical copies now available at Nuria.

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November 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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In “The Tunnel”, Peter Nena explores the peril of human curiosity, where the need to uncover what lurks beneath a dark highway tunnel haunts a small Kenyan town...

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Excerpt from “The Tunnel” by Peter Nena, published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: 10th Anniversary Edition. Design is set on a textured teal background with abstract circular accents, spiral motifs and the WTBAP logo. The excerpt text reads: However, these swift-talking, smooth-tongued, fear-evading sceptics could not explain what had made the seventy-year-old Kariuki scream his lungs dry and run a hundred metres in less than twenty seconds before his heart exploded right where he fell or why a fifteen-year-old girl named Njoki had become deaf, mute and pregnant after taking the route alone in the night. (She had become pregnant with something that did not want to be born. It squirmed in the confines of her belly and cried horrible, heartrending cries impossible for a child, especially not one in utero. She was picked up dead one day with her uterus chewed up, a nasty hole gaping there, unknown teeth marks on her buttocks and legs.) Or why all stray animals had vanished from Toi. Or why the accidents over the tunnel remained gruesome, and there were never any survivors, even after the government had hired Chinese contractors to renovate the road and build better rails. A promotional graphic featuring a textured teal background with elegant grey and teal curved accents in the corners. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, while the website's URL sits at the bottom. Prominently displayed in the centre is the cover of "Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: 10th Anniversary Edition.”
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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His short story “The Future Ancients”, published in our first magazine issue is nominated for the 2025 #nommoawards!

ASFS members, kindly consider voting for this trippy sci-fi adventure in the Short Story category. We’d be so grateful!

🔗 Read it here: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/2024/11/05/t...
Teal textured background titled “The Future Ancients (2025)” on a parchment-style banner at the top. At the centre is the magazine cover of “Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine: Issue 1” edited by Olivia Kidula.The main text explains what the story published in the book is about. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. Teal textured background titled “Voting Details: The Future Ancients” on a parchment-style banner at the top. At the centre is the image cover of the story “The Future Ancients” by Mwenya S. Chikwa. The main text explains the Nommo Awards voting details. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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His story “Haunting Justice” is among those published in the Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy collection. Expect legendary ghosts and spiritual healers.

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Teal textured background titled “Haunting Justice” on a parchment-style banner at the top. At the centre is the cover of the “African Ghost Story Collection (Gothic Fantasy)”, edited by Chinelo Onwualu. The main text explains what the story published in the book is about. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. Teal textured background titled “Story Inspiration: Haunting Justice” on a parchment-style banner at the top. At the centre is the cover of the “African Ghost Story Collection (Gothic Fantasy)” edited by Chinelo Onwualu. The main text explains what inspired the writer to write this story. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Mwenya's most recent short fiction, “You Can Always Go Back Home,” which appears in the first Ubwali Masterclass Issue, showcases masterful world-building.

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Teal textured background titled “You Can Always Go Back” on a parchment-style banner at the top. At the centre is the cover of the first Ubwali Masterclass Issue edited by Frances Ogamba, Fiske Serah Nyirongo and Akal Mohan. The main text explains what the story published in the book is about. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. Teal textured background titled “Excerpt: You Can Always Go Back” on a parchment-style banner at the top. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. Excerpt reads: The impact punched her unconscious. When sense returned, the water was around her, pouring inside the sinking suit through invisible cracks. The suit was lost, and her chances of surviving its valiant failure were dropping by the second. Her depleted oxygen stores flashed an alarm on her HUD. She held her breath and hit the emergency release inside the suit. The outer layer fizzed open from the neck down to her pelvis, but only slightly; allowing more water in, but gave her little room for escape. Cheeks puffed, she pried the gap wider with all her strength, forcing her head and shoulders through, only for her right leg to coil around an elastic strap.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Author Spotlight: Mwenya S. Chikwa (@prisoner187.bsky.social)

Meet one of the most exciting new voices in African speculative fiction! The Zambian writer’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in Asimov’s, Omenana, Flame Tree Press, Ubwali Literary Magazine, WTBAP, and more.
A promotional graphic for Will This Be A Problem’s Author Spotlight. The design features a circular photo of Zambian writer Mwenya S. Chikwa set against a dark teal patterned background with wavy line patterns. Below the photo, his name, “Mwenya S. Chikwa,” is displayed in golden lettering. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the 2025 Nommo Awards badge and a website link are placed at the bottom. Teal textured background titled “Spotlight: Mwenya S. Chikwa" on a parchment-style banner at the top. The main text introduces him as a Zambian writer and a new voice in African speculative fiction. It highlights his published works in various publications, key award recognitions and forthcoming works. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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ICYMI: We’re sending out copies of our latest anthology to speculative fiction reviewers around the world.

If you’re in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, the US, UK, Canada, France, Australia or India, email us to request a copy. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

More here 👇🏿
Graphic poster set on an orange textured background with the WTBAP logo at the top. Main heading reads: Calling SFFH Book Reviewers. Main message reads: WTBAP? is inviting science fiction, fantasy and horror book reviewers to review our fifth issue of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology. We can send physical copies to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, the US, the UK, Canada, France, Australia and India. Note that you don’t have to be African/BIPOC. If you aren’t, we ask that you have a significant following or write for a decent-sized publication. Below is a contact email highlighted in red. The website address is at the bottom. A promotional graphic with the cover of Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on an orange textured background, with the WTBAP logo at the top and the website address at the bottom. Below, in large letters: Now Available. The cover illustration shows a regal figure in a red cape and blue suit standing on a reflective ground with mountains and stormy skies in the background.
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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“Something Cruel” is published in our latest anthology and it demonstrates that language can serve as a bridge to translate incomprehensible reality.

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Teal textured background titled “Something Cruel” on a parchment-style banner at the top. At the centre is the cover of the book “Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V” edited by Somto Ihezue and Olivia Kidula. The main text explains what the book is about. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. Teal textured background titled “Something Cruel” on a parchment-style banner at the top. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. Excerpt reads: Minika is ready for anything. Except, she isn’t. She is exhausted. Her body is fine: muscles tensed for a fight, feet ready to leap, but her spirit is drained. She knows she is being punished for stepping away from the society, and the injustice of it weighs heavy on her. She did not think they would be this spiteful, this petty. Sending her on a mission that could kill her because she asked for early retirement, for claiming her hard-earned right to rest. Minika straightens her shoulders. It doesn’t matter, she tells herself. This is her last mission. After this, she’ll spend her nights sleeping instead of stalking, and her days? Her days will be for joy.
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM