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Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· 19d

If our work has meant something to you, we'd love your vote. And while you're there, don't forget to vote for "Commensalism, or the Labyrinth's Vessels" by Nkereuwem Albert too in the Outstanding Short Story category. Public voting ends Aug 16th. See full list: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· 19d

The award recognises individuals, teams, and publications working to make speculative fiction more inclusive on and off the page. That's the work we've been trying to do since the beginning. #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· 19d

WTBAP? is nominated in this year's @theignyteawards.bsky.social for The Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in the Genre! Thrilled to be shortlisted alongside great company and we are asking for your vote: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· 19d

Qwani has grown from a publishing outlet into a real community that keeps giving young writers a stepping stone toward bigger literary goals. More about the platform here: qwani.co.ke/events/qwani-l…

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· 19d

Stay on for the other interesting panels. Details 👇🏾

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· 19d

Catch Olivia on the panel "New Themes in Modern Kenyan Writing" from 12 PM to 6 PM alongside other creatives in the literary space.

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· 19d

Qwani LitFest is tomorrow! Expect a full day of Substack readings, poetry performances, book sales and interactive panels featuring our very own @dontcallmeliv.myatproto.social! Event to be held at Baraza Media Lab, Nairobi, from 11 am to 6 pm at no cost. See you there!

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· 21d

ICYMI: Commensalism, or the Labyrinth's Vessels by @nkereuwxm.bsky.social is an Ignyte Award finalist in the Outstanding Short Story category! We're grateful to everyone who nominated the story and are asking for your vote once again. Voting closes Aug 16th: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote

Illustrated story cover. A nude, dark-skinned humanoid figure sits curled in a fetal position, suspended by cables plugged into their head and body against a glowing orange-red background traced with circuit-like lines.

Title reads: Commensalism, or The Labyrinth’s Vessels by Albert Nkereuwem.

Text notes: A finalist for the Ignyte Short Story Award 2026.

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

SHORT STORIES Congratulations to @plangdineple.bsky.social & Jarune Uwujaren

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

NOVELETTES Congratulations to @clhellisen.bsky.social, @somtoihezue.bsky.social & @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

NOVELLAS Congrats to @wtalabi.com & @tadethompson.bsky.social

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

ILLUSTRATED AND ART BOOKS Congratulations to @nnedi.bsky.social

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

NON-FICTION Congrats Tavia Nyong'o & @tochitruestory.bsky.social

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

ANTHOLOGIES Congratulations to @clhellisen.bsky.social, @wtalabi.com, @uchenwaka.bsky.social, Pemi Aguda, @somtoihezue.bsky.social & @dontcallmeliv.blacksky.app (eds) and all writers featured in Issue V.

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

FIRST NOVELS Congrats to @mhayinde.bsky.social

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

FANTASY NOVELS Congratulations to T.L. Huchu & @tochitruestory.bsky.social

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

The list highlights some of the best speculative fiction published each year, with outstanding African works continuing to feature across categories. SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS Congratulations to @kashinggiwa.bsky.social, @lailalalami.com & Adam Oyebanji

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 5

Huge congratulations to the African writers and editors featured on the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙🧵

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 3

If you enjoyed any of our stories, we’d really appreciate your support. Voting is open to the public for the Locus Awards, which will be held on May 30th. See details on how to cast your vote in the 2025 Poll and Survey. 🔗 poll.voting.locusmag.com/request_link...

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 3

The list is packed with incredible, must-read titles. Full recommended reading list here: 🔗 locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Feb 3

We’re delighted to share that Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology has made the 2025 @locusmag.bsky.social Recommended Reading List! Congratulations to everyone included.

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The main text reads: The Locus annual Recommended Reading List for 2025 is out, and we’re thrilled to share that Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V has been included in truly stellar company.

The Recommended Reading List is compiled each year by Locus reviewers, editors, and columnists; outside reviewers; and other professionals and well-known critics of genre fiction and non-fiction. This year, they looked at over 1,000 titles between short and long fiction. This is also the first year for the Translated Novels category.

Voting is now open to all via the 2025 Poll and Survey. Results will determine this year’s Locus Award winners, to be announced on May 30, 2026, in Berkeley, California, during the Bay Area Book Festival.

The Locus Awards have been held since 1971 to celebrate the best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing, and are voted for by readers of Locus magazine and the public. Prior winners include Isaac Asimov, Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang, Ursula K. Le Guin, Nnedi Okorafor, and G.R.R. Martin, with R.F. Kuang, N.K. Jemisin, T. Kingfisher, Sheree Renée Thomas, and Martha Wells among recent years’ winners.

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 31

We're grateful to see WTBAP longlisted alongside so much SFF work we admire this award season. The recognition belongs to the writers and artists who trusted us with their vision. If their works stayed with you and you’re nominating, we’d appreciate your consideration. #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

A promotional graphic for Will This Be A Problem? outlining the publication’s 2025 award eligibility set on a dark blue cosmic pattern with greeb 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, with artwork for Issue V & Issue 2
- Novelette: Why Donkeys Have 44 Teeth by Peter Nena (Issue V), and Babies Don’t Grow in People by Peter Nena (Issue 2)

Additional eligibility notes read that Olivia Kidula is eligible in Best Editor categories and Will This Be A Problem? is eligible in Best Semiprozine categories.

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A promotional graphic for Will This Be A Problem? showing all the stories from Issue V and Issue V that are eligible for 2025 SFF awards. The background is a dark blue cosmic design with greenaccents. The heading reads: Will This Be a Problem? 2025 Award Eligibility, For Your Consideration.

Below is a list of eligible novelettes, short fiction and their authors.

Novelette:

Why Donkeys Have 44 Teeth by Peter Nena (Issue V)

Babies Don’t Grow in People by Peter Nena (Issue 2)

Short Fiction (Anthology):

- 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

Short Fiction (Magazine):

- The Herd by Lucille Sambo
- Non-Remembrance by Plangdi Neple
- Ritual by Olufunmilayo Makinde
- Do The Bop Bop by Azure Arther

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Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 28

Here’s work published by Rutendo Chidzodzo in 2025. The Zimbabwean writer’s work is eligible in short fiction categories, so if you’re nominating or voting this awards season, we’d be grateful for your support. Link below. #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

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The image lists one short story published in 2025:

I’m Home, Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V, January 2025

Main text reads:

A brief, second-person narrative of on grief and transformation. The story follows a girl stolen by water spirits and the mother who grieves silently and prays for her return. What unfolds is less a rescue tale than an aching reflection on how encounters with forces beyond the familiar can alter a person, returning homewith edges that no longer fit the old container.

The play with second person perspective doubles down on the aspect that this is you in the story. It puts you in the driver’s seat and forces your hands and legs to move along with the characters.

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 28

@litgalz.bsky.social’s horror short published in our second magazine issue is eligible for awards this season! Please take a moment to read and vote for it in the relevant categories if you haven’t already. Link below #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

A promotional graphic set on a pinkish background with teal accents and subtle cosmic illustrations titled “Azure Arther | 2025 Award Eligibility – For Your Consideration"

The image lists one short fiction work:

Do The Bop Bop, Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine, July 2025.

Main text reads: While analog horror is usually associated with found footage on grainy VHS tapes, Arther skillfully manages to evoke the same feeling on the page with a short that may cause parents to take a second look at just what their children are watching, especially when it seems like the world as we know it is ending. Bop Bop!

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 27

Here’s what you need to know about @shingai-be-like.bsky.social's short fiction published in 2025. The Kenyan writer would appreciate your consideration in the relevant categories this award season. Link below. #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

Award eligibility graphic for Shingai Kagunda’s 2025 short story published by Will This Be a Problem? The Anthology. The design is set on a dark blue background with subtle cosmic illustration and teal and orange accents.

The title reads: Khaya Maseko | 2025 Award Eligibility – For Your Consideration

The graphic lists Acceptance, published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V, January 2025.

Main text reads: In this haunting story, a young girl learns a disturbing secret about those in power and ponders this truth as she grows up to be a journalist and becomes exhausted by reporting on the never-ending violence and exploitation in our society.

Kagunda likens the vices of corruption, violence and war to parasitic creatures living under the skins of Kenyan politicians, transferred over to them by the white colonizers. A story that reminds readers about the importance of holding onto our stories, and of oral tradition.

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 27

Co-edited by @somtoihezue.bsky.social & @dontcallmeliv.blacksky.app, Issue V features stories from familiar names, returning voices and emerging writers, each bringing a unique perspective to the anthology. We’re deeply grateful to everyone who helped make this anthology possible.

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 27

Huge congratulations to everyone recognised. It’s an honour to stand alongside such fantastic work. Full ballot: 🔗 bramstokerawards.horror.org/front-page/t...

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 27

Spotlight: 2025 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot We’re so thrilled to see Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology on the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot for Superior Achievement in an Anthology! #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 26

Here’s what you need to know about Andrew C. Dakalira’s short fiction published in 2025. The Malawian writer’s work is eligible in the short story categories this award season, so if you’re nominating or voting, we’d be grateful for your support. Link below. #AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

Award eligibility graphic for Andrew Dakalira’s 2025 short story published by Will This Be a Problem? The Anthology. Set on a purple and teal cosmic design with planets and stars.

The title reads: Andrew Dakalira | 2025 Award Eligibility – For Your Consideration

The graphic lists Ash Baby, published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V, January 2025.

Main text reads: Offers a clever reimagining of the Biblical story of Job as a never-ending chain of cruelty and endless victims. A story that feels almost cinematic in its scale: a cosmic battle cracking open reality like a windowpane hit by too much light. Dakalira’s reverence for African spiritual traditions sits beneath the chaos, reminding you that the supernatural in our stories is rarely a departure from belief but an extension of it.

Will This Be A Problem?@willthisbeaproblem· Jan 26

Best Short Nonfiction: Congratulations to Jacqueline Nyathi of @hararereview.com and @EugenBacon Best Fiction for Younger Readers: Congrats to T. L. Huchu