We are thrilled to announce Room‘s new Managing Editor, Chimedum Ohaegbu!
Chimedum Ohaegbu (CHIM-ay-doom aw-HAY-boo, she/her) is a three-time Hugo Award winner, and formerly worked as Uncanny Magazine’s managing and poetry editor. She’s a 2021 graduate of UBC’s Creative Writing Program (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and, as a playwright, the 2021 Black Arts Development Program. She loves insect facts, the theatre and stageplays, birds and magpies especially, and orchestral videogame music. Her work can be found in Strange Horizons, Arc Poetry Magazine, Contemporary Verse 2, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and the Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Vol.3, among others. She is currently working on her first novel.
“I’m so grateful and delighted to be Room’s new Managing Editor, especially following the remarkable tenure of outgoing Managing Editor, Shristi Uprety. As both a writer and an editor, I’ve long been impressed by the artistic and community-building labour Room models. I’m really excited to offer my experiences in editorial to such a multitalented and care-centred literary community. Thank you for having me!”
We’re deeply excited to welcome Chimedum, who brings visionary ideas and a commitment to Room’s framework and mandate. Welcome to the team, Chimedum! We can’t wait to explore new horizons together!
