Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga’s name is short for ‘moonlight’ in Kinyarwanda. She writes black speculative fiction. Her work has reflected on migrant experiences with the help of a lion goddess, tornado auntie, magical fish and the occasional ghost. Her short stories have been published in GigaNotoSaurus, Augur Magazine, Fantasy Magazine, FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, demos journal, Selene Quarterly Magazine, Apparition Lit, Djed Press, Underground Writers, and Jalada Africa, among others. They have also appeared in anthologies such as Africa Risen and super / natural: art and fiction for the future.
Learn how to pronounce Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga.
Shortlisted works
‘Fell Our Selves’ in 2023 Fiction Shortlist for Woollahra Digital Literary Award
‘Tornadoes, Grief, and Poutine’ in the Best Young Adult Short Story category of the Aurealis Awards 2022
‘What Name Can I Grab?’ in Stringybark Stories Short Story Award 2021
‘Fell Our Selves’ in Deborah Cass Prize for Writing in 2018
‘A World Without Oranges’ in Monash Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing in 2018.
Appearances
Nebula Conference 2024
Emerging Writers Reading Series, June 2024
Virtuous Con 2024
Brioxy | Sistah Scifi Book Club 2024
Speakeasy Reading Series November 2023
AugurCon Live 2023
Capital Letters February 2023
Literary Lineages panel at Muse Canberra 2022
National Young Writers Festival 2021 and 2020
Emerging Writers Festival 2019 and 2018.
