Bryan Okwesili is a queer Nigerian poet and storyteller. His works explore the interiority and tensions of queerness in a heteronormative culture in which he imagines a world of inclusivity. A two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and a finalist for the Tupelo Quarterly Open Fiction Prize, Bryan's works have appeared in CRAFT, SLICE, SmokeLong Quarterly, Isele Magazine, Foglifter, Tupelo Quarterly, Brittle Paper, PANK, and elsewhere. He is currently a law student at the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. You can connect with him on Twitter at @meet_bryan_.