H.B. Asari

H.B. Asari is a Niger Deltan prose and poetry writer. Her work explores current and possible future climate realities, complicated familial bonds and the nuances of queer coming-of-age. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 and the Climate Change Poetry Prize 2022, and 2024 won the Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize and the 2026 Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction. She has been published in adda, CRAFT, Strange Horizons, FIYAH, and more. Her work has been supported by Bread Loaf, Brooklyn Poets, Fine Arts Work Center, Kimbilio, Tin House, and the CANEX Book Factory among others. She is working on a novel and short story collection that seamlessly integrate all her interests. In her spare time she likes to torture herself by making elaborate outfits far beyond her skill level from scratch. You can find her on Instagram as @draft_oroguitas.