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Chisom Okoronkwo

About

Chisom Okoronkwo is a Nigerian writer and spoken word artist based in Glasgow. She is an MLitt in Creative Writing student at the University of Glasgow where she secured the African Excellence and Partners Award. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Brittle Paper, Isele Magazine, Ake Review, Blue Marble Review, Poetry Column, Lunar Journal, Thi Wurd, Mukana Press and more. Chisom is a finalist at the 2025 Loud Poets Slam (Dumfries), and winner of the 2023 Shuzia ‘Journey of the Soul’ Poetry Contest. She has been shortlisted for some major literary prizes, including the Isele Short Story Prize 2023.

Connection to Glasgow

Chisom Okoronkwo is a Glasgow based performance poet and creative writer who just completed her Masters in Creative Writing programme at the University of Glasgow.
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