Farai lives in Harare and writes fiction, longform journalism and tv/film script. He was shortlisted for the Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship (2019).

His short fiction has been published by Weaver Press, Kwani?, Writivism, Short Story Day Africa: ID and Mbonga Press. He has been listed for the Short Story Day Africa (2019), Yvonne Vera Award (2013) and Writivism (2016) short story competitions. 

His longform articles and reporting have been featured in Chimurenga Chronic, The Mail & Guardian, The New Humanitarian, New Frame, Africa Is A Country, ContemporaryAnd, This Is Africa, TRT World, Harare News, Cityscapes Magazine and The Africa Report.

Farai’s debut novel AVENUES BY TRAIN was published by Cassava Republic Press in September 2023 and has been shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2024.