Ten Questions for Okezie Nwọka

“What does it take for any of us to change our core beliefs?” —Okezie Nwọka, author of God of Mercy
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“What does it take for any of us to change our core beliefs?” —Okezie Nwọka, author of God of Mercy
The author of I’m Not Hungry but I Could Eat shares the evolution of his thinking on how to represent bisexuality and queerness in fiction.
“I was using the text as a future image of what my own life could be.” —Shayla Lawz, author of speculation, n.
The author of I’m Not Hungry but I Could Eat seeks to write fat characters for whom fatness is not always an immediate concern.
“I need to be involved with life, its business, its noise.” —Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, author of The House of Rust
“Trust yourself and your own vision for your work.” —Blake Sanz, author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling
“I wanted to articulate and be honest to the emotion of grief.” —Eugene Lim, author of Search History
The author of The Devoted writes about the little things writers can do when a project feels impossible.
“I write poetry when I’m in transit or transition.” —Angela Hume, author of Interventions for Women
The author of The Devoted considers the strengths of the long short story.