Announcing the Kimbilio Class of 2025
Kimbilio Has Selected 20 Outstanding Writers to Become Fellows 2025 Kimbilio Fellows Page Click on the image to see their photos and read their bios.
Kimbilio Has Selected 20 Outstanding Writers to Become Fellows 2025 Kimbilio Fellows Page Click on the image to see their photos and read their bios.
Kimbilio Fellow Nana Nkweti has been selected as one of the 2022 winners of the Whiting Award. The Whiting Awards, established by the Whiting Foundation in 1985 and celebrating their 37th anniversary, remain one of the most esteemed and largest monetary gifts ($50,000) to emerging writers. They are given to recognize early-career achievement and empower […]
It comes around only once per year. Applications are open through March 15 to become a 2022 Kimbilio Fellow. Don’t miss this window!
Kimbilio welcomes the novel DAYS OF AFREKETE to the world! Buy it today at your favorite bookshop!
Congratulations to Kimbilio Fellows Hayward Leach and Darlene Taylor. They have been selected as the first recipients of scholarships to attend the Community of Writers summer workshops. Community of Writers partners with Kimbilio to provide support for our Fellows to participate in their annual summer workshop.
Stories by Kimbilio Faculty Member Asali Solomon and Kimbilio Fellow Jamel Brinkley have been selected for the 2021 anthology. Congratulations to them for this prestigious honor.
Kimbilio Fellow Deesha Philyaw is the winner of the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. More on the link below.
We are extending the deadline for the contest until June 15. Get your entries in soon. Details: The Kimbilio National Fiction Prize