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The Kimbilio National Fiction Prize is now accepting submissions for the next competition. Extending Nurturing and Sustaining a Community of Writers from the African Diaspora Kimbilio means safe haven in Swahili. We are a community of writers and scholars committed to developing empowering and sustaining fiction writers from the African diaspora and their stories. Projects include readings presentations at professional conferences social media networking book prizes and an annual summer retreat for fiction writers who are members of the Kimbilio community.