Lino Arop

Lino Arop Kuol is a young South Sudanese with a dream of becoming an acclaimed author. He is also a YALI alumnus. Fuelled by an insatiable love for storytelling, he began writing stories in high school after reading and getting inspired by C.S Lewis’ ‘The Silver Chair’ and understanding that human imagination is a wonderful thing. Over the years, his short stories have appeared in magazines like CC&D and Writers Space Africa</em?. He has also participated in writing contests and was first runner-up at the inaugural South Sudan Independence Young Writers Awards, 2020. In 2024 his short story, 'The Disgruntled Alumnus' was shortlisted for the African Writers Awards for short stories. Lino finds that his childhood years in the war-torn Sudan provide an excellent understanding of the second Sudanese civil war, which is the subject of most of his stories.