About

Nneoma Kenure is a Nigerian writer whose work spans fiction, creative nonfiction, and cultural criticism, exploring themes of gender, memory, and belonging. Her writing has appeared in Wasafiri, Split Lip Magazine, The Offing, Isele Magazine, Brittle Paper, Penumbra Online, and The Republic, among others.

Shortlisted for the 2023 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize and winner of The Republic’s Best Gender Essay award. Kenure’s work often examines the intricate lives of Nigerian women.

As a cultural critic and lifestyle writer, Kenure reviewed Nollywood films, conducted interviews, wrote profiles, and covered pop culture, alongside essays exploring the intersection of media, everyday life, and identity. She has also worked as a fiction reader and editor. Kenure holds a BA in English and Literary Studies and an MSc in Gender, Media, and Culture.

Kenure has multiple works in progress, including a debut Novel, Daughter of a Nobody, a collection of short stories, and a hybrid collection of essays and life writing that weaves lived experience with feminist critiques— The Contemporary Nigerian Wife: Essays on Identity, Agency, and Culture.

Kenure is currently querying literary agents for Pregnancy Sucks (Perhaps You Should Too), a tongue-in-cheek memoir that explores the unexpected, the absurd, and the frustrating aspects of pregnancy.