Bewketu Seyoum


Bewketu Seyoum is an Ethiopian writer and poet from Debre Markos of Ethiopia. He studied psychology at Addis Ababa University and published his first collection of poems, Nwari Alba Gojowoch in 2000, a year after graduating. Since then, he has published two further poetry collections and two novels, and has narrated short stories on CD. In 2008, he received the best young writer award of Ethiopia from the President. Some of his poetry has appeared in Modern Poetry in Translation, The Big Green Issue, and Callaloo.

Works

Newari Alba Gojowoch, 2000Berari , 2004Yesat Dar Hasaboch, 2009In Search of Fat, 2012
  • Enkilf ena Edme Megbat ena Mewtat Ke Amen Bashager, 2015Yemaleda Dibab, 2017Adam-El, 2020

Critical responses

Honored as Ethiopian Best Novelist of the Year in 2008 and Best Young Author in 2009, he is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation and is well-known for his humor writing and comedic performance.

Personal life

Although Bewketu Seyoum was born into a religious family, he is often heard saying that he is a non-believer.