Akumbu Uche

Akumbu Uche is a performance storyteller and writer from Nigeria. Her creative work has been published in Aké Review, Brittle Paper, Canthius, The Cincinnati Review, Engaging Borders Africa, Ibua Journal, Konya Shamsrumi, Sprinng, Stony Thursday Book, and The Wild Umbrella. She is the recipient of writing residencies from the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD), and Angels and Muse, and was a finalist for the 2025 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry.