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CONTACT & DETAILS

Get Hip To These Vibes
Belover reader,
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We hope you enjoy this website.
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If you're interested in more of Diriye's output, you can purchase his critically-acclaimed, award-winning books via the following outlets:
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THE BUTTERFLY JUNGLE
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This gorgeously produced. queer Afrofuturistic collection of interlinked stories, which was written and designed mostly on Diriye's mobile phone, can be purchased in these territories:
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UK / USA / Canada / France / Germany / Spain / The Netherlands / India / Japan / Mexico / Brazil
FAIRYTALES FOR LOST CHILDREN
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Diriye's award-winning debut collection of short stories about the lives of queer Somalis, which is fused with hand drawn illustrations and poeticism, can be purchased in these territories:
UK / USA / Canada / France / Germany / Spain / The Netherlands / India / Japan / Mexico / Brazil

ABOUT ME
Diriye Osman is an award-winning British-Somali short story writer, visual artist, critic and essayist. He's the author of the Polari Prize-winning collection of stories, Fairytales For Lost Children, and the acclaimed novel-in-stories, The Butterfly Jungle. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Granta, The Financial Times, The Huffington Post, Vice, Poetry Review, Prospect, Time Out, Attitude and Afropunk. He lives on a diet of Disney cartoons, graphic novels, masala chai and Missy Elliott records.
CONTACT
For review copy requests, please contact:
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JOHN GORDON // john@teamangelica.com
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Please note: Diriye Osman no longer does events, interviews, blurbs or accepts unsolicited commissions.