C.I. Atumah

Writer. Ex: @Idembeka @ResearchRoundhq fellow. Founder @LiteraryDenizen. Words in: @WegandaReview, @BlackBalladUK, @DocumentWomen, @MarieClaireNGA, @FeministsKE

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

I’m excited to announce that I have a short story out in The Dial. It’s worth mentioning that this story, in some form, was my @idembeka fellowship entry story. It fills me with joy to see what that 1000-word entry is today.

Read here:
https://t.co/uuEBAuCAXk

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

My short story on the role of young women in the #EndSARS movement was featured in the Heinrich Böll Foundation “Voices of a Generation” dossier. @hbsNigeria

Read here: https://t.co/sRMoNDTA7Y

#EndSARS #GenZ #YouthActivism

[ResearchRound @researchroundhq]

Meet the Fellows and Navigators of LUNE THREE — Shaping AI from African Contexts.

These 20 researchers with background across AI, humanities and social sciences will spend the next 10 weeks exploring how AI intersects with society, culture, governance, health, literature,

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

Joined the Ubwali team this year. So proud of what we do, how much attention and care Mubanga pays to contributors and team members alike, and how much I’m learning. Please check out our new issue here: https://t.co/gKDIHl2swT.

[Ubwali Literary Magazine @UbwaliLitMag]

Celebrate this Africa Day by feasting on issue 6 of Ubwali Literary Magazine. Featuring 32 artists from 11 African countries.

Comment with your favourite so far, or recommend a piece to a friend by tagging them below.

https://t.co/asj5QZZ4c4

[Makena Onjerika @Onjerika]

Got published @UbwaliLitMag. Read my story here: https://t.co/klYwhhfibG

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

See you next Saturday! @somto_Ihezue @AnikeBeloved__.

[Literary Denizens @LiteraryDenizen]

Here’s what you need to know about April 18th:

@somto_Ihezue is reading Paths, Littlings, and Holy Things, by 6pm WAT on Google Meet, don’t miss it! 🤭

Read the story first:
https://t.co/Mr3RII9DRm

Then come discuss with us! 💜
RSVP here: 👇🏽
https://t.co/ckFEH0wbI8

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

@cream_cereal This is very good work. 👏🏽

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

@twoponmotwoegg Hello, I’d like to send a DM but your inbox is locked.

[augustine @its_august_ine]

@StartArchiving I love you so much!!!! Thanks for introducing me to this @CIAtumah

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

@EnyiNnabuihe “If you can’t afford to buy them, maybe you shouldn’t be reading them.” 🥀

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

We even had a generous discount from an author. Maybe we’re not there yet, but omo! Might we consider Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

Agreed. But I understand it often stems from lack of access, not malice. I stopped illegal PDFs to @literarydenizens book club last year to promote purchase of physical copies. We lost some members who were mainly students. I believe readers would buy books if they had the money.

[Adedayo Agarau @adedayoagarau]

Before nuances become the star of the conversation, we need first to admit that piracy is theft. Illegally distributing intellectual work is theft.

We cannot have a conversation if we cannot arrive at these easy conclusions.

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

@Bibliophilicms Why are you so cool?

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

Was just talking to @samuelpoetry about this. Piracy is a sad reality we must grapple with, especially as Nigerian writers. I don’t speak for everyone, but my goal as a writer is to be read first. Cultural relevance >

[Romeo Oriogun @RomeoOriogun]

Soyinka still works as a professor. JP Clark was an academic, the same with Achebe and many of our stalwarts. Does piracy hurt writers? Yes. But earning a living as a writer is more nuanced than just selling books.

[Literary Denizens @LiteraryDenizen]

That story is not going to write itself.

And if you’ve been waiting for the right time, this is your sign. Join our first quarterly workshop of 2026 with @izesule — author, cultural curator, co-founder of @TheThirdSpace5.

Don’t miss it, register here:
https://t.co/5DVlQq9Zw2…

[Literary Denizens @LiteraryDenizen]

Forget the flowers and chocolates, we’ve got something better for your Valentine’s Day! 🌹🤭

Join us on Feb. 14th at 6pm WAT for Short Story Saturday featuring @let_alpha_write reading Ghana Must Go. 🇬🇭

Story link is in the comments. Save your spot: 👇🏽
https://t.co/kIZLDaSrii

[mav | comms open ! @kutsante]

Reminder for BHM that it’s not hard to draw black hairstyles

[Literary Denizens @LiteraryDenizen]

What does it cost to live as your truest self?

This month’s #ABookAMonth read, Necessary Fiction by @eloosunde (Eloghosa Osunde), explores this question through vivid, interconnected stories.

Join us, let’s read together. 💜

#ABookAMonth

[Literary Denizens @LiteraryDenizen]

From semi-urban Zimbabwe to face-me-I-face-you apartments in Nigeria, these are the books that stood out to us the most in 2025—in no particular order.

Read the full article on our website:
https://t.co/063WKVkxD9

#ABookAMonth

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

Reading this again for research. What a gem.

https://t.co/eYpM5Iu39S

[C.I. Atumah @CIAtumah]

@ChinasaTOkolo Congratulations, Dr. Chinasa! 🎉