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
Editor’s Note: In partnership with The 2025 Abebi Award in Afro-Nonfiction, Isele Magazine publishes the winner, the runner-up, and the notable essays selected by the curators of the award. Chisom …
Ubwali Literary 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
Editor’s Note: In partnership with The 2025 Abebi Award in Afro-Nonfiction, Isele Magazine publishes the winner, the runner-up, and the notable essays selected by the curators of the award. Chisom …
Flash Fiction Category Winner - Art4Life Campaign
Flash Fiction Category Winner - Art4Life Campaign
Ma Keke Writing Contest Winner - January 2025
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
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
Editor’s Note: In partnership with The 2025 Abebi Award in Afro-Nonfiction, Isele Magazine publishes the winner, the runner-up, and the notable essays selected by the curators of the award. Chisom …
Fading Days — Ubwali Literary 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
The one that is still paining me is the way they make rejection emails sound so sweet. If you won’t publish my work, simply say, “Sorry, we won’t publish this. Try again next time.” At least I’d get it straight up. But no, some magazines that love drama will first raise your heart rate with the arrival of the email.
What Makes the Ink Flow — Kalahari Review
What Makes the Ink Flow — Kalahari Review
An essay exploring the introspective answer to the question, “Why I Write” — from Chisom Nsiegbunam
Hybrid
Welcome to Main Market Onitsha: A Survival Guide
Welcome to Main Market Onitsha: A Survival Guide
As an indigene and due to the nature of my upbringing, I have spent many years in this market. I know it the way I know to eat with my right hand. The people who come here make mistakes that cost t…
Poetry Publications
Our Rebirth 2023 — Writers Space Africa
Our Rebirth 2023 — Writers Space Africa
Shades of Brown — Aayo Magazine
Shades of Brown — Aayo Magazine
A poem by Chisom Nsiegbunam.
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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
Discover the year’s best fiction. Explore Afrocritik’s curated list of the 50 remarkable African short stories of 2025 from established and emerging writers.
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