Reverie

by: Frank Njugi

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Frank Njugi, is a self-taught Kenyan writer, poet, and critic. His accolades include a nomination for the 2023 Pushcart Prize and recognition as a runner-up in the 2023 ILS– Fence Fellowship. He has also previously been awarded the Sevhage-Agema Founder’s Prize, the Jay Lit Prize for Non Fiction, and was shortlisted for the 2025 Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship. Njugi is an alumnus of the Nairobi Writing Academy, a 2024 African Writers Trust Residency Fellow, and a 2024 and 2025 International Literary Seminar Fellow. He is also the author of a poetry chapbook, Ujana (INKSPIRED, 2024). He tweets as @FrankNjugi.