Zainab Omaki is a Nigerian fiction and non-fiction writer, exploring themes of family, mental health, and the complexities of the unspoken in interpersonal relationships.
Zainab Omaki is a Nigerian fiction and non-fiction writer, exploring themes of family, mental health, and the complexities of the unspoken in interpersonal relationships.
Her fiction, non-fiction, and literary criticism have been published in The Rumpus, Passages North, Five Points, Transition Magazine, Callaloo, and L.A. Review, among others. Her novels-in-progress have been supported by the University of Bayreuth in Germany, the Jan Michalski Foundation in Switzerland, and the Nebraska Arts Council.
Her fiction, non-fiction, and literary criticism have been published in The Rumpus, Passages North, Five Points, Transition Magazine, Callaloo, and L.A. Review, among others. Her novels-in-progress have been supported by the University of Bayreuth in Germany, the Jan Michalski Foundation in Switzerland, and the Nebraska Arts Council.
She has a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies, specializing in Journalism, and a master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, where she was the recipient of the Miles Morland African Writer's Award. She also holds a doctoral degree in English, with a focus on Fiction, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Â
She has a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies, specializing in Journalism, and a master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, where she was the recipient of the Miles Morland African Writer's Award. She also holds a doctoral degree in English, with a focus on Fiction, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Â