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Will This Be A Problem?
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A Kenyan-based SFFH literary journal showcasing the very best in African fantastika.

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Will This Be A Problem? @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social · Nov 25
Awards Eligibility Post!

2025 has been an incredible year for us at WTBAP. We released our fifth anthology and second digital magazine, and all the stories are eligible for SFF awards. If you’re nominating or voting this season, please keep our work in mind.

Details here 🧵
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A promotional graphic for Will This Be A Problem? outlining the publication’s 2025 award eligibility set on a dark blue cosmic pattern with teal accents. The heading reads: Will This Be a Problem? 2025 Award Eligibility, For Your Consideration. Sections list eligible categories: - Anthology: Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V, edited by Somto Ihezuo and Olivia Kidula (January 2025) - Magazine: Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine: Issue 2, edited by Olivia Kidula (July 2025) - Artist: Peter Marco - Novelette: Why Donkeys Have 44 Teeth by Peter Nena (Issue V), and Babies Don’t Grow in People by Peter Nena (Issue 2) The WTBAP logo appears at the top, the Shilitza Publishing Group logo appears at the bottom left, and a red button with WTBAP’s website link sits near the bottom centre.
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A remarkable essay by @folukeifejola.bsky.social. Like all of her posts, it makes some remarkable connections, in this case between law, AI, coloniality and more through the distinctions and similarities of Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism.
folukeifejola.bsky.social folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 9d
In this #newblogpost, I discuss the relationship between Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism: how they help us understand and respond to law's inadequacy, dystopia, racial injustice, appropriation of trauma and the algorithmic racist bias of digital technologies.
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Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism Duelling and Dwelling Within ‘Black African Science Fiction’
An umbrella for reimagining racial justice covering a diversity of origins, methods, and futures
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December 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Are you reading 2025 speculative fiction? Here is a short story “Do The Bop Bop” by @litgalz.bsky.social from Issue 2 of our digital magazine.

Available on our website.

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Quote graphic from Issue 2 of Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine is set on a background that has a textured orange tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: I walked to the living room and stared at Davey. He was pressed against the TV screen, his small, pudgy body barely reaching the middle of the giant viewer. Bop Bop wasn’t dancing anymore. Instead, it looked like the bear was crouched down, whispering to Davey through the TV from the live studio where he was recorded. The bear’s mouth stopped moving when I walked in, and they both looked at me. Attribution below: Do The Bop Bop Azure Arther Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine | Issue 2 The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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A list of award-eligible gems from @plangdineple.bsky.social published this year, and where to find them. If you’ve enjoyed any of these stories and are in a position to nominate, we’d appreciate your vote. Links in thread.

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A promotional graphic set on a beige background with teal and brown accents and subtle book illustrations titled “Plangdi Neple | 2025 Award Eligibility – For Your Consideration." The image lists two short fiction works: “Rosette Spots” published in Kaleidotrope, Spring 2025 issue (April 2025) is described as a sapphic urban fantasy set in Calabar with necromancers, river deities and fire-wielding magicians on the brink of war. “The Sirangori Fey Market” published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology, Issue V (January 2025) is about an otherworldly market and a parent seeking revenge for a daughter’s death. The background is beige with teal and brown accents and subtle book illustrations.
December 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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For 2025 speculative fiction, try this short story, “Ritual” by Olufunmilayo Makinde from Issue 2 of our digital magazine.

It’s free to read on our website. Check the link in bio.

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Quote graphic from Issue 2 of Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine is set on a background that has a textured orange tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: No matter what I do, the gentleness in his eyes does not change. I do not indulge in it. I cannot. It is the gentleness of the herder leading a lamb to the slaughter. I think of his gaze as a blunt knife resting against my flesh; it is not fatal, but unbearably cold and terrifying. I wonder if he is trying to find the quickest way to kill me. How can I not? He looks happiest when his gaze rests around my neck like a silk scarf, waiting for the moment to constrict. It did not bother me at first, but as our first anniversary draws closer, I find myself more and more unnerved by the man I married. Attribution below: Ritual Olufunmilayo Makinde Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine | Issue 2 The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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We’re highlighting this year’s published works by our writers that are eligible for nominations. Here’s a roundup of great stories from @ephraimorji.bsky.social, plus where to find them. Grateful for any awards consideration.

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A promotional graphic set on a beige background with teal and brown accents and subtle book illustrations titled “Ephraim N. Orji | 2025 Award Eligibility – For Your Consideration." The image lists two short fiction works: “Rosette Spots” published in Kaleidotrope, Spring 2025 issue (April 2025) is described as a sapphic urban fantasy set in Calabar with necromancers, river deities and fire-wielding magicians on the brink of war. Second: “The Sirangori Fey Market” published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology, Issue V (January 2025) is about an otherworldly market and a parent seeking revenge for a daughter’s death. The background is beige with teal and brown accents and subtle book illustrations.
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Are you reading 2025 fiction? Here is a short story, “Non-Remembrance” by @plangdineple.bsky.social from Issue 2 of our digital magazine.

It’s free to read on our website.

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#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
December 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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For 2025 speculative fiction, don’t miss “The Herd” by Lucille Sambo from Issue 2 of our digital magazine.

Free to read on our website.

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#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
Quote graphic from Issue 2 of Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine is set on a background that has a textured orange tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: A harrowing silence. Inside it, the graveyard in their backyard had grown crowded now. Each mound of earth marked people who had wandered too close, drawn by the ceaseless bleating. Yard by yard, Vusi and Vuyo began tearing down the walls, letting the animals spill into the streets, blanketing the roads in tablets of defecation, fur and hooves, spoiling the air with a pungent musk of dung, the acrid tang of their breath, the oily scent of their sweat which clung to the couple’s clothes, their hair, their skin. Attribution below: The Herd Lucille Sambo Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine | Issue 2 The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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It’s the end of the year, so @thecontinent.org’s Africans of the year edition for 2025 is here! 🎉

So many great Africans.
The cover of The Continent’s Africans of the Year edition, with illustrations of African newsmakers. Illustrations by Nzilani Simu.
December 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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That also means.... I got to pick my top 5 African reads of the year 👏🏾

Books from Goretti Kyomuhendo, @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social, @wordsweaver.bsky.social, @hofrench.bsky.social, and Oyinkan Braithwaite are on the list!
Text from screenshot reads: The Continent 13 DECEMBER 2025 | ISSUE 224 THE YEAR IN BOOKS As chosen by Jacqueline Nyathi, founder of Harare Review of Books and The Continent's book reviewer. 5. Promises by Goretti Kyomuhendo The dream of a settled middle-class life through the power of the almighty pound drives young people in former British colonies to the United Kingdom. The couple in this story may be fictitious, but their trajectory - from hope to despair, and then picking up the pieces again - is all too real. 4. Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V, edited by Olivia Kidula and Somto Ihezue This spectacular collection features speculative fiction from Kenya, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe. In it you'll find shifty markets, njuzu, tech, cosmic battles, alt-history, anti-capitalist rebellion and maybe even the reason why donkeys have 44 teeth. 3 Everything is Fine Here by Iryn Tushabe Another book about African lives, which are so often a dance between the rural and urban. This great novel shows both these aspects. It's a heartwarming coming-of-age story of two Ugandan sisters, with themes exploring queerness and the tensions of family - whether that's one's family of origin, or chosen family. 2 The Second Emancipation by Howard W French French's biography of Kwame Nkrumah evaluates the impact of Ghana's first post-independence leader on Africa and the world and his claim to pan-Africanism. It demonstrates links from Africa to the diaspora and illuminates how events on the continent shaped and were shaped by world affairs. Keep reading us next year for a more substantive review. 1 Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite A late-year surprise, Braithwaite's wonderful tale of generations of women getting into trouble with men is a balance of the lighthearted and the serious. It's a well-executed exploration of desire, love, loss, desperation, and the apparent power of self-fulfilling prophecies. A glorious work.
December 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Thrilled to appear in THE CONTINENT (🤩🤩) and in such great company! Thank you so much @hararereview.bsky.social!
hararereview.bsky.social Harare Review of Books @hararereview.bsky.social · 14d
That also means.... I got to pick my top 5 African reads of the year 👏🏾

Books from Goretti Kyomuhendo, @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social, @wordsweaver.bsky.social, @hofrench.bsky.social, and Oyinkan Braithwaite are on the list!
Text from screenshot reads: The Continent 13 DECEMBER 2025 | ISSUE 224 THE YEAR IN BOOKS As chosen by Jacqueline Nyathi, founder of Harare Review of Books and The Continent's book reviewer. 5. Promises by Goretti Kyomuhendo The dream of a settled middle-class life through the power of the almighty pound drives young people in former British colonies to the United Kingdom. The couple in this story may be fictitious, but their trajectory - from hope to despair, and then picking up the pieces again - is all too real. 4. Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V, edited by Olivia Kidula and Somto Ihezue This spectacular collection features speculative fiction from Kenya, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe. In it you'll find shifty markets, njuzu, tech, cosmic battles, alt-history, anti-capitalist rebellion and maybe even the reason why donkeys have 44 teeth. 3 Everything is Fine Here by Iryn Tushabe Another book about African lives, which are so often a dance between the rural and urban. This great novel shows both these aspects. It's a heartwarming coming-of-age story of two Ugandan sisters, with themes exploring queerness and the tensions of family - whether that's one's family of origin, or chosen family. 2 The Second Emancipation by Howard W French French's biography of Kwame Nkrumah evaluates the impact of Ghana's first post-independence leader on Africa and the world and his claim to pan-Africanism. It demonstrates links from Africa to the diaspora and illuminates how events on the continent shaped and were shaped by world affairs. Keep reading us next year for a more substantive review. 1 Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite A late-year surprise, Braithwaite's wonderful tale of generations of women getting into trouble with men is a balance of the lighthearted and the serious. It's a well-executed exploration of desire, love, loss, desperation, and the apparent power of self-fulfilling prophecies. A glorious work.
December 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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What caused the dramatic regression in the art and storytelling we once had?

Digital artist Peter Marko breaks down the current state of the creative and publishing space in Kenya. Despite the challenges, he believes there’s enormous potential in the market, and a real hunger for work made by us.
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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If you’re exploring new speculative fiction for 2025, don’t miss the novelette “Why Donkeys Have 44 Teeth” by Peter Nena from Issue V of our anthology.

Available to read on our website until December 12.

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Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: The black donkey came back into his dream. This time, it did not just tap on the windowpane and call Jack to go play outside like before. This time, it was in the room and standing over Jack, where he slept. Jack could feel the immensity of its weight hovering over him. “Jackie,” it said in its harsh voice. “Are you afraid of me? Are you afraid that I will eat you like I ate Millicent? I ate Millicent. She tasted like meatballs.” Attribution below: Why Donkeys Have 44 Teeth Peter Nena Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Searching for your next 2025 read? Try “Commensalism, or the Labyrinth’s Vessels” by @nkereuwxm.bsky.social, which is one of the gems published in our fifth anthology.

Free to read on our website until Dec 12.

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Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: Labyrinth’s tethered bodies file into the room, men and women dressed in mustard-coloured linen shirts with loose trousers. The slime’s paths into their bodies—yellow tentacled extensions that flow into their hair follicles and lay deep roots in their spinal cords—are hidden underneath their clothes. As they stand before him, breathing synchronously, Forty-two thinks through his situation. What does it want? It has everything. Attribution below: Commensalism, or the Labyrinth’s Vessels Albert Nkereuwem Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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What inspired “The Karkar of Envaitenet”?

Anyango Midamba explains how she came up with the story that draws from the real-life Illimanyang community at our first Page & Palette. Fun fact, it also inspired our first magazine’s cover.

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December 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology IV edited by @dontcallmeliv.blacksky.app and myself is eligibe for Best Collection. If you’re a BSFA member and any of our works resonated with you this year, please consider nominating them. Thank you.

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Cover of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology Cover of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology (Collector’s Edition).
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Craving new fiction in 2025? This short story, “Mr. Original Swag” by Victor Forna from our fifth anthology, is well worth your time.

Free to access on our website until December 12.

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Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: Good question. I can’t say whether Mr. Original Swag is evil, but the place he took me…the place he takes us *is.* So much pain. A place where angels weep. Where gods perish like flies. And humans…most of us would choose days in hell if it meant a chance at half an eternity in heaven…and those statues, they will never breathe again. Unlike me. All of them. The thing he puts us through, *is* evil. Attribution below: Mr. Original Swag Victor Forna Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Great story, this!
willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social Will This Be A Problem? @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social · 19d
If your 2025 reading list needs something memorable, “If Memory Serves” by @formerlykevin.bsky.social, featured in our fifth anthology, is one you shouldn’t miss.

Read it for free on our website until Dec 12.

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Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: Haike flowed through the sea of people in a stunning white outfit, light, lustrous cotton adorned with cowrie shells and delicate grey stitched patterns that Mary had got for him. He shook hands and smiled but found that he was lost between handshakes. He’d be shaking one person’s hand, but by the time he let go, it was an entirely different person before him. Attribution below: If Memory Serves Kevin Rigathi Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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If your 2025 reading list needs something memorable, “If Memory Serves” by @formerlykevin.bsky.social, featured in our fifth anthology, is one you shouldn’t miss.

Read it for free on our website until Dec 12.

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#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: Haike flowed through the sea of people in a stunning white outfit, light, lustrous cotton adorned with cowrie shells and delicate grey stitched patterns that Mary had got for him. He shook hands and smiled but found that he was lost between handshakes. He’d be shaking one person’s hand, but by the time he let go, it was an entirely different person before him. Attribution below: If Memory Serves Kevin Rigathi Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Discover the worlds inside Issue V, our latest anthology of African speculative fiction that’s a must-read for SFFH lovers.

Find out what the book is about, the stories & contributors published and all the ways to get your copy.

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A purple graphic promoting Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V. On the right is the book’s cover, featuring a surreal illustration of a person in an orange suit standing beneath a cloudy, cosmic sky. The left side reads: What You Should Know About in stylised text. The WTBAP logo sits at the top, and at the bottom is the website link “willthisbeaproblem.co.ke.” Small decorative stars and shapes appear around the design. A graphic set on a purple textured background with subtle space-themed illustrations and the heading “Book Description” on a parchment-style banner at the top. The main text reads: From across the African continent and its diaspora, Will This Be A Problem? Issue V brings together a powerful collection of stories that blend the fantastical with the deeply real. These tales explore the enduring history of colonialism, capitalism, and marginalization while grappling with present concerns like climate change and artificial intelligence. Yet, amidst these weighty themes, the anthology also offers moments of much-needed escapism into worlds of magic, myth, and the unknown. This anthology features familiar names such as Shingai Kagunda, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Gabrielle Emem Harry, Victor Forna and Rutendo Chidzodzo. It also features returning voices to Will This Be A Problem?, Peter Nena, Kevin Rigathi, and Andrew Dakalira. And there are many new and emerging names, each bringing a unique storytelling perspective to the collection. Defiant, illuminating and terrifying, Will This Be A Problem? Issue V presents some of the finest speculative fiction you will find any The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a website link is placed at the bottom.
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Are you looking for 2025 fiction? Try this short story, “The Language We Have Learned To Carry In Our Skin” by @shingai-be-like.bsky.social from Issue V of our anthology.

Free to read on our website until Dec 12.

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Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: Words will not give him his life back. The thing in his mouth has settled inside him. I see it crawling underneath his skin. I do not go to him. The wounds on his body have scarred over, but every so often, the thing under his skin scratches at them from the inside out and blood oozes out. His breath carries louder than the silence of my unspoken apologies. He walks to me. I shake. Attribution below: The Language We Have Learned To Carry In Our Skin Shingai Kagunda Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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“Concern is a dry river that might never see rain again. This world is filled with the walking dead. And the dead thirst for nothing.”

— Khaya Maseko
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Looking for 2025 speculative fiction? Check out this short story, “Acceptance” by Khaya Maseko from Issue V of our anthology.

Free to access on our website until December 12.

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Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: A swing cracks through the reception window. The secretary is impaled by a bicycle from a version of herself cycling happily in the park instead of fixing currencies today. Then she fuses with her happy self, and a dead and living person fall to the ground in the agony that comes from two bodies joining too close and too fast. There is chaos, and it is spreading. Attribution below: Acceptance Khaya Maseko Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Looking for 2025 speculative fiction? Check out this short story, “Acceptance” by Khaya Maseko from Issue V of our anthology.

Free to access on our website until December 12.

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#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙
Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: A swing cracks through the reception window. The secretary is impaled by a bicycle from a version of herself cycling happily in the park instead of fixing currencies today. Then she fuses with her happy self, and a dead and living person fall to the ground in the agony that comes from two bodies joining too close and too fast. There is chaos, and it is spreading. Attribution below: Acceptance Khaya Maseko Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Reading 2025 fiction? Try this short story, “Baby Potion” by Matseliso Motsoane from Issue V of our anthology.

Available to read on our website until December 12.

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Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: Lebo watched quietly as Ntate took off his shoes and entered the animal kraal. He returned with a woolly leg in his mouth and the rest of the sheep carcass in his arms. A long furry tail, like the one she thought she had seen on Tsepang, trailed behind him. Before she could process her shock, Lebo was back in the hut where Tsepi and the relic healer drank tea. Delirious, she screamed and ran out of the hut, followed by her friend, who tried to calm her down. Attribution below: Baby Potion Matseliso Motsoane Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Are you reading 2025 fiction? Here is a short story, “The Clans” by Tonny Ogwa from Issue V of our anthology.

Free to read on our website until December 12.

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Quote graphic from Issue V of Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology is set on a background that has a textured reddish tone with decorative speech mark elements. The text reads: The truth is, there were vicious things lurking in the shadows of this village, crawling beneath its forests and revelling in the cover of its darkness. Things that would literally and figuratively explode Father Makarios’ head if he ever knew of their existence. Things so powerful and feral that even his god wouldn’t be able to save him from their claws. The clans were only too happy to protect the oblivious priest from these secrets. Attribution below: The Clans Tonny Ogwa Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology | Issue V The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a red button at the bottom reads: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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As we gear up for Issue 3, here’s your guide to our current digital mag, featuring returning voices and standout debuts to delight every speculative fiction fan. Discover the magazine’s origin story, the creators behind Issue 2’s brilliant work, and where to get your digital copy.

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A graphic set on an olive green textured background with subtle space-themed illustrations and the heading “The Magazine: How It All Began” on a parchment-style banner at the top. The main text reads: When we issued the call-out for our fifth anthology, we didn’t expect such a high number of high-quality submissions that required little to no input from us as editors. This made curating the anthology easier than we expected, but left us with a conundrum we had never faced before. Here were literal diamonds in the rough: stories that we felt compelled to hoard yet needed a lot more polish than the rest. The editors were unable to reach a consensus on them; each piece had someone in their corner who completely refused to back down from it. We then decided to workshop them as a group, dissecting each story, line by line, questioning character motivations and assassinating narrative darlings left, right and centre. From this gruelling refining process, Issue 1 was born: a curated selection of five stories that complemented the ones in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V. When the submissions for Issue 2 rolled in, it was easy to see that we would be repeating the same process. We still had a call-out, however this new editorial method allows us to make space for different types of speculative writing and media… The WTBAP logo appears at the top and a website link is placed at the bottom.
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM