Chisom Nsiegbunam

He has given me the gift of words—Sirach 51:22 | Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net Nominee

Notable Works

A Lineage of Mantles — Isele Magazine
A Lineage of Mantles — Isele Magazine
Ubwali Literary Magazine
Held Too Briefly - Little Bodies
Held Too Briefly - Little Bodies

Prizes

Notable Entry - Abebi AfroNonfiction Award
Notable Entry - Abebi AfroNonfiction Award
Flash Fiction Category Winner - Art4Life Campaign
Flash Fiction Category Winner - Art4Life Campaign
Ma Keke Writing Contest Winner - January 2025

Featured Anthologies

Held Too Briefly Anthology - Little Bodies
Held Too Briefly Anthology - Little Bodies

Fiction Publications

Shush. — The AprilCentaur
The Bill — Afritondo
The Bill — Afritondo
Okwy — Brittle Paper
Okwy — Brittle Paper
Chisom Nsiegbunam | Mama - AfricanWriter.com
Chisom Nsiegbunam | Mama - AfricanWriter.com
This Is How I Will Love You
This Is How I Will Love You
When a Child Dies by the Rain — Brittle Paper
When a Child Dies by the Rain — Brittle Paper

Creative Nonfiction Publications

A Lineage of Mantles — Isele Magazine
A Lineage of Mantles — Isele Magazine
Fading Days — Ubwali Literary Magazine
An apology to literary magazines I bombarded with nonsense | Punocracy
An apology to literary magazines I bombarded with nonsense | Punocracy
What Makes the Ink Flow — Kalahari Review
What Makes the Ink Flow — Kalahari Review

Hybrid

Welcome to Main Market Onitsha: A Survival Guide
Welcome to Main Market Onitsha: A Survival Guide

Poetry Publications

Our Rebirth 2023 — Writers Space Africa
Our Rebirth 2023 — Writers Space Africa
Shades of Brown — Aayo Magazine
Shades of Brown — Aayo Magazine

Mentions

Afrocritik’s 40 Notable Essays from Africa in 2025 - Afrocritik
Afrocritik’s 40 Notable Essays from Africa in 2025 - Afrocritik
Afrocritik’s 50 Remarkable African Short Stories of 2025 - Afrocritik
Afrocritik’s 50 Remarkable African Short Stories of 2025 - Afrocritik

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