''Enkare Review'' is a

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established in August 2016, after initial conversations between Alexis Teyie, Troy Onyango, and Carey Baraka. In its short period of existence, it has published

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. The magazine publishes fiction, poetry, non-fiction and visual arts from all parts of the globe – with submissions coming from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, India, Latin America and the US, but the primary focus is

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History

The magazine's inaugural editorial provided a snapshot of the circumstances in which ''Enkare Review'' was founded:

Recent contributors

Some of the recent contributors to the ''Enkare Review'' issues include:

Romeo Oriogun Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun is a Nigerian poet and essayist. He is the author of ''Sacrament of Bodies'' (University of Nebraska) and three chapbooks. He won the 2017 Brunel University African Poetry Prize and the Nigeria Prize for Literature award 2 ...

, Stephen Embleton, Frankline Sunday, Megan Ross, Wanjala Njalale, Wairimũ Mũrĩithi, Farah Ahamed, Derek Lubangakene, Ebuka Chukwudi Peter, Amatesiro Dore,

Frances Ogamba Frances Ogamba is a Nigerian short story writer. In 2019, Ogamba's nonfiction piece "The Valley of Memories", exploring the way in which a woman feels a bodily connection with her deceased uncle, won the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction. ...

, Kechi Nomu, Michelle Angwenyi, Otiato Guguyu, M.V. Sematlane, Sylvie Taussig, Farai Mudzingwa, Mapule Mohulatsi, and Liam Kruger.

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* {{Official website, http://www.enkare.org/ African literature English-language magazines Magazines established in 2016 Mass media in Nairobi Literary magazines

History

Recent contributors

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