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Author: Edwin Okolo

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Edwin Okolo

Edwin Okolo is a journalist and critic who seeks to bring attention to issues of social change, cultural evolution and interpersonal relationships. He is on the founding editorial board of The Native Mag and currently edits YNaija. He used to run the experimental fiction column ‘The Alchemist’s Corner’ and created the Young Adult series, "Seams" at The Naked Convos. He is published in the New York Times, Thelonelycrowd, Sable Lit Mag, Omenana and the Kalahari Review and was longlisted for the Short Story Day Africa Prize. He is currently working on a debut novel.

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