The nominees for the inaugural Ignyte Awards, brought to you by Fiyah Magazine, were announced on Monday, August 17, 2020. Fiyah is a quarterly speculative…
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Category: Speculative Fiction
World Fantasy Awards 2020 finalists announced.
Kacen Callender, Rivers Solomon, Nisi Shawl, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, and Sheree Renée Thomas are finalists for the World Fantasy Awards 2020 announced on July 27,…
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L.L. McKinney at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
L.L. McKinney featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Kansas City, USA on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. She was hosted by Mohale Mashigo. Afrolit…
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Nisi Shawl, K. Tempest Bradford, and Marlon James are Locus Awards 2020 winners.
Nisi Shawl, K. Tempest Bradford, and Marlon James were among the winners of the Locus Awards 2020 announced on June 27, 2020. The Locus Awards…
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Namwali Serpell’s “The Old Drift” on Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020 shortlist.
Namwali Serpell‘s The Old Drift is on the shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020 announced on June 18, 2020. The annual Arthur C.…
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Tade Thompson’s Rosewater on Prix Utopiales 2020 shortlist.
Tade Thompson’s Rosewater is on the shortlist of the Prix Utopiales 2020 announced on June 16, 2020. The Prix Utopiales is a literary prize handed…
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Locus Awards 2020 finalists announced.
Nnedi Okorafor, Tade Thompson, Akwaeke Emezi, Tochi Onyebuchi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Marlon James are finalists in the Locus Awards 2020 announced on May 29, 2020.…
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African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 have been announced today, May 15, 2020. In 2016, the African Speculative Society introduced The…
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African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 nominees announced.
The African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 nominees were announced on Sunday, April 19, 2020. The Nommo Awards were introduced by the African Speculative Society…
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Akwaeke Emezi’s “Freshwater” is the Otherwise Award 2019 winner.
Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel Freshwater was announced the winner of the Otherwise Award 2019 on April 11, 2020. The Otherwise Award celebrates science fiction, fantasy,…
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Nnedi Okorafor, Tade Thompson are Hugo and Astounding Awards 2020 Finalists.
Nnedi Okorafor and Tade Thompson are finalists for the Hugo and Astounding Awards 2020 announced on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. The Hugo and Astounding Awards,…
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Nommo Awards 2019 winners announced at Ake Festival 2019.
The winners of the African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2019 were announced at the opening ceremony of the Ake Festival 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria on…
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Tade Thompson’s “The Rosewater Insurrection” came out on March 12.
Tade Thompson’s The Rosewater Insurrection, the second in the Wormwood Trilogy series, became available to the reading public on March 12, 2019. On July 17,…
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Tade Thompson is UK’s Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 winner.
Tade Thompson was announced the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 for his novel Rosewater on July 17, 2019. The Arthur C. Clarke…
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Tomi Adeyemi novel wins at US Nebula Awards 2018.
Tomi Adeyemi’s debut novel Children of Blood And Bone won in the Young Adult category at Nebula Awards 2019 on May 19, 2019. The Nebula…
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