Press

Syncopated review — by Nigel Smith, The Stage, 2025

Manny and the Baby by Varaidzo review – dreamy debut of loss and unrequited love — by Kadish Morris, The Guardian, 2024

Stylists’s 12 unmissable books for 2024 — by Francesca Brown, Stylist, 2024

Scribe scoops debut novel by gal-dem's former art and culture editor Varaidzo — by Melina Spanoudi, The Bookseller, 2023

Meet Varaidzo, the woman using Instagram to teach Black British history — by Paula Akpan, Metro UK, 2018

BAME short story prize shortlist ranges across modern life — by Claire Armitstead, The Guardian, 2018

Varaidzo: on being a 'face' in media, the calming effect of Lauryn Hill, and navigating the comments section — by The Tung, 2018