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Fasihi Magazine is a premier global online literary publication headquartered in Kampala, Uganda. It is dedicated to producing independent, high quality creative work expressed through poetry, prose, comedy, visual art, and podcasts.
As the publishing arm of the Uganda Poetry Society, the magazine is curated by an independent editorial team committed to thoughtful curation and artistic excellence.
The magazine’s mission is to elevate diverse creative voices and nurture both emerging and established artists. Its vision is to evolve into a digital first subscription platform that promotes creative talent from around the world, offering a space where storytelling, imagination, and cultural expression can flourish.
Guided by a commitment to originality, integrity, and global perspective, Fasihi Magazine champions literature and art as powerful forces for connection and transformation.
Readers can expect regularly updated issues featuring poems, stories, essays, artwork, and podcasts, all selected to reflect the richness and diversity of contemporary creativity.
Fasihi Magazine is dedicated to fostering a vibrant creative community and providing a platform where artists can share their work with a global audience.
Editors
Fasihi Magazine was founded with one goal in mind: to create a space for ideators and innovators to be themselves, collaborate, and bring extraordinary products to life.
Mr. Philip Matogo
Editor
Mr. Philip Matogo
Editor
Mr. Philip Matogo is a trained journalist, published author with experience in writing for several newspapers and magazines as well editing online publications which enjoy wide circulation such The Daily Monitor and Pulse Uganda.
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Dr. Ampat Koshy
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Ampat Koshy
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Ampat Koshy is a Pushcart nominee, poet, literary critic, editor, fiction writer-cum-anthologist, and an professor who has taught in several countries and universities. He has contributed to various anthologies and also published one collection of short stories, two poetry collections, one book on poetry, and two books of co-written essays. He has also edited or put together, and contributed to one critical anthology, three mixed anthologies, three poetry anthologies, and two short story anthologies.
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Dr. Ivan Edward
Managing Editor
Dr. Ivan Edwards is a Ugandan born physician, USAF Reserve Flight Surgeon (Lt Col), ordained minister, and award winning author poet. He is the author of Resonance of the Soul – Flowers and Harmonics, a collection that received the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for its emotional clarity and poetic depth.
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Years In Existences
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Awards
2026
The Dr. Ivan Edwards Poetry Award
2019
The Dr. Ivan Edwards Poetry Award
