Upile Chisala

Upile Chisala (born 1994) is a poet from Malawi. She prefers the term "storyteller." She is considered an Instapoet. She is often considered to belong to Malawi's third generation of writers. She has won numerous awards, including Forbes Africa's 30 Under 30. and grew up in Zomba. She began writing poetry at thirteen. She began writing poetry at college to process experiences with racism.

In 2017, Chisala published her second collection, Nectar, exploring her experience with depression and complicated relationship with her parents.