Troy Onyango

Troy Onyango is a London-based writer and editor from Kisumu, Kenya, and the founder of Lolwe, a Pan-African literary and arts platform. He is also the owner of Lolwe Books, an independent Pan-African bookshop with branches in both Kenya and the UK. His debut collection of short stories, For What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings, was published in 2022. His work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Doek!, Wasafiri, Isele Magazine, Johannesburg Review of Books, AFREADA, Dgëku Magazine, Nairobi Noir, and Transition, among other publications. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi, an MA in Creative Writing (with distinction) from the University of East Anglia—where he was a Miles Morland Foundation Scholar—and an MA in African Studies from SOAS University of London. He is a judge for the 2026 International Booker Prize.