Authors

A’Eysha is a South African journalist and editor, and presently works as an editor at the City of Cape Town. She graduated cum laude from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town. During her career, her work has appeared in several broadsheets including the SA Sunday Times, the Cape Times and the Mail&Guardian. […]

Kazvare was born in Zimbabwe.  She is a writer and illustrator. Her work has been featured in VOGUE (UK and Japan) and she has also collaborated with major brands such as Adidas and Facebook. She held a pop-up exhibition at the Tate Modern in 2019. Kazvare has a BA (Hons) in Classics from the University of

Henneh Kyereh Kwaku is from Drobo/Gonasua in the Bono Region of Ghana. He holds an MA in Health Education from the University of Cape Coast and an MFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University.  His scholarly work explores the intersection of art, literature, and health. He is a Library of Africa and the African Diaspora

Kemide Olaperi Lawson is the co-founder and Creative Director of The Cornrow, an Afrocentric home and lifestyle store. Her home interiors Instagram account, Cottage Noir, was nominated for an Amara Interior Blog Award for Most Inspiring Blog in 2020. Kemide curated an installation which re-imagined the bedroom of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a Black British historical

Noby Leong is a food and science communicator. He was born in Malaysia and raised in Australia, where he gained a PhD in chemistry from the University of Adelaide. He now lives in Glasgow. Noby has featured in a range of print, web, radio and television outlets including Scientific American, BBC Radio Scotland, ABC Radio

Foday is from Sierra Leone and lives in Scotland where he works as a teacher. He studied English Language and Literature at Fourah Bay College and worked as a teacher and lecturer before moving to the UK. He holds an MSc in International Conflict and Cooperation from the University of Stirling and an MA with

Usma is an academic specialising in narrative structures in contemporary writing. Born in Birmingham, she worked in Education before moving to Manchester to study. She was awarded a Distinction in the Creative Writing MA at the University of Manchester, and went on to study the PhD in Creative Writing, awarded 2019. Usma is also the

Zoë was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Auckland. In 2013 she won the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize, Pacific Region, for her story ‘Things with faces’. Her story ‘Great as Anything’ was shortlisted for the 2024 Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition. Her

Charlotte is a writer of Nigerian and English-Irish descent.  She holds a BA and MRes in English Literature from Goldsmiths, University of London. She has worked in inclusivity across the arts, including visual art, literature, music, TV and film. She is currently writing her first short story collection. Charlotte lives in London.

Diane Oliver (1943 – 1966) Diane was born in Charlotte, North Carolina where she went to public schools. After graduating from high school, she attended Women’s College (which later became the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) and was the Managing Editor of The Carolinian, the student newspaper. She published four short stories in her