Zaynab Bobi, Frontier I, is a Nigerian poet, digital artist, and photographer from Bobi. She is a member of Hilltop Creative Art Abuja branch, Poetry Club Udus, Frontiers Collective, and a Medical Laboratory Science student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. Her works are published and forthcoming in Blue Marble Review, Barren Magazine, Isele Magazine, Type House Literary Magazine, Night Coffee Lit, Wrongdoing Magazine, Rulerless Lit, Harbour Review, Olney Magazine, Salamander Ink, PraxisMag, Paddler Press, Ice Floe Press, Lunaris Review, Rigorous Magazine, Olit Magazine, The Shallow Tales Review, and more. She tweets @ZainabBobi.
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Ajani Samuel Victor, Frontier II, is a bl-ck writer and poet from the trenches. He was the winner of the 2021 Prisoner of Love Poetry Contest, 1st runner-up of the 2021 Young Writer's and Creatives Award (Poetry category), a Semi-finalist at the 2020 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize and he was shortlisted for the 2020 Kreative Diadem Annual Writing Contest. He is one of the contributors to the Spring-NG Afro-eros Anthology. His recent works are/forthcoming in Poetry Column-NND, Salamander Ink, Blue Marble Review, Snapdragon Journal, RIGOROUS, East French Press, EREMITE, The Shallow Tales Review, PRAXIS, Augment Review, and elsewhere. Say hi to him on Twitter @solvic16 and on Instagram @fab_du_solvic.
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Abdulkareem Abdulkareem (Pānini), Frontier III, is a Nigerian writer, he studies Linguistics at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. He won the University of Ilorin SU writers competition (Poetry Category) 2022. In 2021, He was longlisted for the top entries of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP). His works appear/forthcoming in POETRY, Asterlit, Poetry Column-NND, Brittle Paper, Rulerless Magazine, IceFloe Press, Claw and Blossom, FERAL, Rigorous, Windows Facing Windows Review, Olney Magazine, Salamander Ink, LUNARIS, Kissing Dynamite, & elsewhere. He is on Twitter @panini500bc.
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Chinedu Gospel, Frontier IV, is an emerging Nigerian poet & also an undergraduate at Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka. He is moderator of spoken word poetry at Threposs Poetry Community. He won the StarLit award for the 2021 winter issue of AsterLit. He also won an honourable mention in the 2021 Kreative Diadem annual contest (poetry category). His works have appeared or are forthcoming in Fiyah, Agbowo, Claw & Blossom, Asterlit, the Temz Review, Roadrunner Review, IceFloe Press, Roughcut Press & elsewhere. He plays chess & tweets @gonspoetry / grams @gospelsofpoetry.
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Eniola Abdulroqeeb Arówólò (he/him/his), Frontier V, is a Nigerian emerging writer, and undergrad of Mass Communication. He is passionate about inequality, politics, domestic violence, and child rights. His works have appeared or forthcoming on BrittlePaper, Rough Cut Press, Poetry Column-NND, Rigorous Magazine, Afreecan Read, Ice Floe Press, Rise Up Review, Inverse Journal, B'K magazine, In Parentheses Art, Rulerless Magazine, and elsewhere. He is the August winner of PIN-10 DAY POETRY and has been shortlisted in BPPC's June/July Anthology. In his leisure time, he is either writing, reading or binge-watching cartoons. He Tweets @eniola_abdulroq.
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Joshua Effiong, Frontier VI, is a writer and digital artist from the Örö people of Nigeria. His works has been published or forthcoming in Rough Cut Press, Madrigal Press, Titled House, the Indianapolis Review, Selcouth Station Press, Chestnut Review, the Rising Phoenix Review, Acropolis Journal, FERAL, Augment Review, Ghost City Press, Hearth Magazine, TypeHouse Magazine, Native Skin and elsewhere. A Pushcart Prize Nominee. He was 2nd prize winner of Creators of Justice Awards 2021 (poetry category), Finalist for 2021 River Heron Editors' Prize and Semi-finalist for Jack Grapes Poetry Prize 2021. Author of a poetry chapbook Autopsy of Things Left Unnamed(2020). Find him on Instagram @josh.effing and twitter @JoshEffiong.
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Emmanuel Ojeikhodion, Frontier V, is a Nigerian Poet and Writer whose works encompass the human condition and complexities of life. He writes reviews for movies and music aside from poetry and is a former Assistant Poetry Editor at TypeHouse Magazine and a Peer Reviewer for Whale Road Review. He's a Cynophilist and a voracious bread eater. He has been published in numerous journals and is open for a chat on Twitter @hermynuel and Instagram @itz_wordsworth.
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Amina Akinola, Frontiers VIII, is a creative writer from Lagos Nigeria. She's a twenty three years old graduate of community health from the prestigious college of health in Lagos, works at Jalupon Specialist Hospital bode Thomas Surulere. She's an advocate for mental health and a girl child activist whose aim is to become a medical doctor. Her works are up or forthcoming in The Shallow Tales Review, Kalahari Review, Eremite Poetry, Fiction Niche, Brittle Paper, IceFloe, Ngiga Review, Spillword Magazine, Woven Poetry, Poetry Column-NND, Lumiere Review, Shamsrumi and others. Her poem was shortlisted for the arise Africa Anthology contests 2020. Tweet @Akinola51.
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Adedoyin Kayode, Frontier IX, is a Nigerian writer who writes on any fascinating theme. His poem was short-listed for The African Writers lockdown challenge 2020. He was once a winner and a 2nd runner up for the Sent David poetry contest. His poems have appeared in Libretto, Madness Muse Press, Olney, Mag 20/20, Poemify, and elsewhere. When he is not writing, he enjoys teaching Mathematics and watching movies
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Ayokunle Samuel Betiku, Frontier X, writes from the city of Ondo, South West Nigeria. He is a Young Writers and Creatives' Award Fellow. He won the Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize for 2020, the BKPW Writing Contest for February 2021 and the Wakaso Poetry Prize for March 2021. His works have appeared or are forthcoming in journals and anthologies, including Libretto, Kreative Diadem, Lunaris Review, Pandemic Publications, Rough Cut Press, The Offing, Trampset & elsewhere.
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Ariyo Ahmad, Frontier XI, is a Nigerian poet from Ogun state, Nigeria. A Pushcart Prize nominee, He has poems published in Kissing Dynamite, The Shallow Tales Review, Sledgehammer Lit, IceFloe Press, Native Skin, and others. He is the Poetry Editor for Fiery Scribe Review. Find him on Twitter @ahmad_akanni.
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Deborah Ajilore, Frontier XII, is a Nigerian writer and photographer. Her works have been published in Praxis Magazine, Sapphire Hues Press, Mamba Journal, Mud Season Review, The Shallow Tales Review, Ninshar Arts, SprinNG, The Quills, and elsewhere. She was a joint winner of the Poets in Nigeria 10-Day Poetry Challenge (May 2021 edition). You can reach her on IG @afrofille and on Twitter @Afrofille01.
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Mgbabor Emmanuel Chukwudalu, Frontier XIII, is a Nigerian poet and storyteller. He came 1st Runner-up in the POETICALLY-WRITTEN PROSE (2021) organized by PIN Initiative, and as well a winner of the MY SHUZIA POETRY COMPETITION (2021). His works have been published and forthcoming in The Shallow Tales Review, My Shuzia Magazine, Poetry Column-NND, IceFloe Press, Evoke Lit, the Walled City Journal, Wine Cellar Press, The African Writers Review, amongst others. He tweets @literati22.
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Shitta Faruq Adémólá, Frontier XIV, is a 2021 Spring-NG Writing Workshop alumni; a young Muslim Poet, budding French linguist, Mobile Phone Photographer and Fiction Writer from Nigeria. He is the author of a micro-chap All I Know Is I Am Going To Be Beautiful One Day (Ghost City Press, 2021) and the chapbook Night Club With Dogs (INKspired) 2022. His works have appeared or are forthcoming in Jalada Africa, Beestung Magazine, Blue Marble Review, Serotonin, FERAL, Third Estate Art, Rigorous Magazine, IceFloe Press, and elsewhere. He is the winner of the Fitrah Review Poetry Prize, 2021, and tweets @shittafaruqade1.
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Habeebullahi Muhammed Yunusa (Baṣọ̀run), Fontier XV, is a nation of talents, is many person(a)s rolled into one: one of them is a poet in love with the shape and sound of words. He hails and writes from Ṣàárẹ́ (anglicised spelling: Share), a town in the south of Kwara State, Nigeria; and is currently a postgraduate student of English.
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Omodero David Oghenekaro, Frontier XVI, is a young writer from Delta State, Nigeria. A recipient of the Inaugural Black Boy Review 2021 Book Grant and the Brittle Paper Spotlight feature, he's been published in Brittle Paper, Lolwe, Rigorous magazine, IceFloe Press, Afreecan Read, and elsewhere. He's an undergraduate student at the University of Port Harcourt. Reach him on twitter @davidomodero
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Olúwatamílọ́re Ọ̀shọ́, Frontier XVII, is an emerging poet from Lagos, Nigeria. Her writings negotiate sensuality, familial dynamics and identity. She is forthcoming in Roadrunner Review, Anomaly, PANK, & elsewhere, & tweets @Tamiilore_O.
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Muiz Opeyemi Ajayi, Frontier XVIII, is a Law student of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. He writes on identity, contradictions and uncertainties. He has works featuring/forthcoming in Rough Cut Press, Poetry Column-NND, Kissing Dynamite, IceFloe Press, Fiery Scribe Review, ARTmosterrific, Brittle Paper and elsewhere. He was 2nd runner-up in the 2021 PROFWIC Poetry Contest, and a 2021 ARTmosterrific Writer-in-Residence. Asides Law and Literature, he's intrigued by sport and music. He's @muiz_ajayi on Instagram and @opendites on Twitter.
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Damilola Omotoyinbo, Frontier XIX, is a Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers Residency and Alumna of the SprinNG Writing Fellowship. She won the 2021 SprinNG poetry contest, the 2022 Lolwe Scholarship by Dami Ajayi, and was 2nd place winner at the 2022 PIN Poetry Prize. Damilola reads for LERIMS Quaterly and has work published/forthcoming in Brittle paper, Agbowó, Poetry Column-NND, The Nigerian Tribune Newspaper, Kalahari Review, Praxis, Hack Writers, and elsewhere.
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Flourish Joshua is a Nigerian poet, writer, linguist, and literary editor. He is a NaiWA Poetry Scholar, winner of the 2021 Salt Nation Poetry Prize, the 2021 Young Writers and Creatives' Award (Poetry Category), and finalist of the 2021 NO CONTACT Poetry Prize. He is a BellaNaija Contributor, Associate Poetry Editor at miniskirt magazine, Founding Editor / Poetry Editor of Olúmọ Review, Interview Editor at Eremite Poetry, and a Best of the Net nominee. He's appeared in Indian Review, London Grip Poetry, Ghost City Review, No Contact, miniskirt magazine, Olongo Africa, Blue Marble Review, the Indianapolis Review, Agbowó, Poetry Column-NND, Five South Journal, East French Press, the Rising Phoenix Review, Isele Magazine, Journal, Magma Poetry, Lumiere Review, Palette Poetry, the Shore Poetry & elsewhere. He is a member of the Frontiers Collective.
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We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry. — William Butler Yeats