Itoro Bassey Named Among Poets & Writers’ 2026 Get the Word Out Fiction Fellows

Nigerian American author and journalist Itoro Bassey has been selected for the 2026 fiction cohort of Get the Word Out, Poets & Writers’ publicity incubator for early-career authors.

Bassey is one of ten writers selected for the program, which offers emerging authors practical guidance on building audiences and generating publicity around the publication of their first or second books. The 2026 cohort was announced by Poets & Writers on September 15.