Bitesi Review: Speculative Fiction

Bitesi Review showcases the works of Africans and Blacks in the literary industry: a magazine of
bite-sized content, artfully put together by contributors who are readers and writers.

This first issue is given over to speculative fiction, the genres built from things that never happened
in recorded history. Wole Talabi talks about his stories and his Nommo Awards win. Chio Zoe brings
The Origin Tree. Lara T. Kareem asks what “Nigerianness” means in fantasy marketed as Nigerian.
Erhu Kome writes on getting ahead as a speculative fiction writer living in Nigeria, Adaeze Samuel
contributes a poem, and Uchenna Nnabugwu and Makena Musembi review Riot Baby and An Unkindness
of Ghosts.

First published in 2021 and reissued by Sọna Books in 2026, free to read.