Sylvia K. Ilahuka is a Tanzanian writer and fledgling actress now living in Uganda. Her work appears in publications such as Lolwe, Doek!, Aké Review, and Hinterland; she was also shortlisted for the inaugural Isele Nonfiction Prize. A graduate of Wellesley College, Sylvia has also produced photographic essays for the House of African Feminisms collective under a grant from the Goethe-Institut.