This is a collection of new writing showcases exciting work by writers who were part of 'The Future is Back' a creative writing scheme developed by London-based Nigerian German writer and speaker Olumide Popoola.

Karim Chedid He/Him

Karim works in financial services in the City. He spends his spare time compiling oral histories, reading historical fiction, and writing. He is currently working on a novel that follows the story of a family through the '48 Nakba, Lebanese Civil War, and coming of age and coming to terms with emigration of the queer grandson. He is also experimenting with poetry. His instagram account @Levantinehistories delves into oral history narratives from the Levant.

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Passages of Time by Karim Chedid

This is a collection of new writing showcases exciting work by writers who were part of 'The Future is Back' a creative writing scheme developed by London-based Nigerian German writer and speaker Olumide Popoola.

Ijeoma Okoye is from Leeds and lives in South London. She studied Politics and International Studies at Warwick University and currently works as a press officer. She writes diaspora fantasy stories centred on Ọdịnanị, queerness, friendship, family, dragons, and dad jokes. Twitter: @ijeomavo Instagram: @ijeomavaokoye

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The River by Ijeoma Okoye

Seed Head collection of new writing showcases exciting work by writers who were part of 'The Future is Back' a creative writing scheme developed by London-based Nigerian German writer and speaker Olumide Popoola.

Arenike Adebajo is a Nigerian writer living in South London. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Guardian 4th Estate Short Story Prize and she is an alumni of the Royal Court Intro to Playwriting Group. She can be found on Twitter (sometimes) @arenikea and is currently working on her first novel.

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Aso Ebi by Arenike Adebajo

Seed Head collection of new writing showcases exciting work by writers who were part of 'The Future is Back' a creative writing scheme developed by London-based Nigerian German writer and speaker Olumide Popoola.

Kondo Heller is a poet, writer, Ledbury Critic, and experimental poetry filmmaker. They have performed their poetry amongst other places at the Roundhouse, APT Gallery, and the Barbican. They also co-host a monthly radio show called Poetic Healing with Zen and Kondo on THFradio. Instagram: @howtogrowaflower Twitter: flowerkond

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The Future Back