Kiro Magazine is ReadMe’s speculative fiction bi-annual e-magazine showcasing re-imagined stories from our favorite folklore.
Illustration by Evans Amuk
Table of contents
1. Urban Fantasy – Descent by Ema Babikwa
2. Science Fiction – Mystery of the Nyamiyonga Sequence Breaker by David Jr.
3. Dark Fantasy – The Ballad of the Brook King by John Ssuuna
4. Dystopian/Thriller – The Darkers by Racheal Kobusingye
5. Magical Realism – Spears in the Kraal by Collin Wambete
Watch out for the Special; an excerpt from The Nkya Chronicles, a Sc-fi/Fantasy comic book.
Each story is accompanied by an illustration by Evans Amuk
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KIRO Short Story submissions
The story prompt for Issue #2 is a folklore from the Dodoth.
More details to be communicated.
Submission window will open 1st March
Speculative Arts Column
Here, we take a look deep into Afrofuturism, visiting authors of this genre, and how it is emancipating Africans and people of African descent.
Our Editors
for our 1st issue of Kiro Magazine
Dean Mani
Precious Colette Kemigisa
Mable Amuron
Doreen Muhanuzi