Troy Onyango @TroyOnyango
founder @Lolwe_ @namand_co • co-founder @EnkareReview • owner @LolweBooksKE/@LolweBooksUK troyonyango.com Joined July 2019-
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🔊 GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT Amyn Bawa-Allah @LipglossMAFFIA is a literary content creator, copy editor, and host of Something Bookish, a podcast that amplifies underrepresented voices in literature. With years of experience in content strategy and community building, she works across
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The Caine Prize for African Writing is pleased to announce its panel of judges for the 2025 Best of Caine Award, a special honorary award celebrating the most outstanding winner from the Prize’s 25-year history! The winner will be announced on Saturday, 27 September 2025.
Eyes on the prize!!
I have an essay on returning to Ibadan in @lithub —what it means, what it really means to go back home. lithub.com/the-necessity-…
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One of the very best literary magazines out there. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for platforming emerging writers from the continent. I am one of them. To the editors, we appreciate you. 🫡🙏 We will continue to #ReadLolwe, #RepostLolwe, and #SupportLolwe.
Thank you for platforming emerging writers from the continent. I am one of them. To the editors, we appreciate you. 🫡🙏 We will continue to #ReadLolwe, #RepostLolwe, and #SupportLolwe.
Tough times mean Lolwe can’t pay writers (for now), but their work remains necessary. Read Lolwe. Share Lolwe. Support Lolwe (if you can).
Tough times mean Lolwe can’t pay writers (for now), but their work remains necessary. Read Lolwe. Share Lolwe. Support Lolwe (if you can).
For five years, Lolwe has stood out for work that is bold, different, and unafraid to push boundaries. For the writers behind it, financial support is key to sustaining this amazing work. Please, encourage them to keep writing. Read, share, and support. lolwe.org/donate/
For five years, Lolwe has stood out for work that is bold, different, and unafraid to push boundaries. For the writers behind it, financial support is key to sustaining this amazing work. Please, encourage them to keep writing. Read, share, and support. lolwe.org/donate/
It takes passion and love to run a lit magazine, especially from limited budgets. Troy and his team have been doing a fantastic job with every issue they publish. Whichever way, support Lolwe, read Lolwe.
It takes passion and love to run a lit magazine, especially from limited budgets. Troy and his team have been doing a fantastic job with every issue they publish. Whichever way, support Lolwe, read Lolwe.
one thing about @Lolwe_, they remain committed to the cause. they will bounce back even stronger. and i will continue to be a proud patron, because i love this mag dearly 🩶. read, share, support @Lolwe_
Tough but necessary. Because nice things need money. 🕯💸 Praying for a windfall for one of the finest lit mags we have currently. 🕯💸
Tough but necessary. Because nice things need money. 🕯💸 Praying for a windfall for one of the finest lit mags we have currently. 🕯💸
i don’t want anyone to despair. the work is bigger than any of us. please try out different models and maybe one will work out. we are all pulling towards the same goal.
i don’t want anyone to despair. the work is bigger than any of us. please try out different models and maybe one will work out. we are all pulling towards the same goal.
Nobody is going to come & save us or our institutions. We will raise them up, or perish with them, together. All of us, or none of us. That we haven't realized this by now. Singular achievement or progress won't do it. Only collective. & these are the vehicles we'll use. Anyway
I hope people esp artists, who primarily benefit from them realize how hard it is to run these things. Don't just cry when they end or drag when there's issues. Support them & the other still existing ones. With your hype or positivity, when you can't with money
I hope people esp artists, who primarily benefit from them realize how hard it is to run these things. Don't just cry when they end or drag when there's issues. Support them & the other still existing ones. With your hype or positivity, when you can't with money

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