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Category: Speculative Fiction

Awards Fiction Nigeria Speculative Fiction

African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 announced.

James Murua October 25, 2020 No Comments African Speculative SocietyAke FestivalAke Festival 2020Nommo AwardsNommo Awards 2020

Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Wole Talabi, Ada Nnadi, Chikodili Emelumadu, Morakinyo Araoye, Steven Akinyemi, and Ogim Ekpezu are the Nommo Awards 2020 winners announced at the…

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Awards Speculative Fiction United States

Nominees for Fiyah’s inaugural Ignyte Awards announced.

James Murua August 18, 2020 No Comments Ignyte AwardsIgnyte Awards 2020

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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World Fantasy Awards 2020
Awards Speculative Fiction United States

World Fantasy Awards 2020 finalists announced.

James Murua July 31, 2020 No Comments Ebony Elizabeth ThomasKacen CallenderNisi ShawlRivers SolomonSheree Renée ThomasWorld Fantasy AwardsWorld Fantasy Awards 2020

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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Mohale Mashigo hosts L.L. McKinney at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Afrolit Sans Frontieres Festivals Fiction Speculative Fiction United States

L.L. McKinney at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.

James Murua July 29, 2020 3 Comments

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.
Awards Fiction Jamaica Speculative Fiction United States

Nisi Shawl, K. Tempest Bradford, and Marlon James are Locus Awards 2020 winners.

James Murua June 28, 2020 No Comments K. Tempest BradfordLocus AwardsLocus Awards 2020Marlon JamesNisi Shawl

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
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Namwali Serpell’s “The Old Drift” on Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020 shortlist.

James Murua June 19, 2020 No Comments Arthur C Clarke AwardArthur C. Clarke Award 2019Namwali SerpellThe Old Drift

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
Awards Fiction Speculative Fiction United Kingdom

Tade Thompson’s Rosewater on Prix Utopiales 2020 shortlist.

James Murua June 17, 2020 No Comments Prix UtopialesPrix Utopiales 2020RosewaterTade Thompson

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
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Locus Awards 2020 finalists announced.

James Murua May 31, 2020 No Comments

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 nominees announced.
Awards Speculative Fiction

African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 shortlists announced.

James Murua May 15, 2020 No Comments African Speculative SocietyNommo AwardsNommo Awards 2020

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.
Awards Speculative Fiction

African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 nominees announced.

James Murua April 20, 2020 1 Comment African Speculative SocietyNommo AwardsNommo Awards 2020

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.
Awards Fiction Nigeria Speculative Fiction

Akwaeke Emezi’s “Freshwater” is the Otherwise Award 2019 winner.

James Murua April 13, 2020 No Comments Akwaeke EmeziOtherwise AwardOtherwise Award 2019

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.
Awards Speculative Fiction United Kingdom United States

Nnedi Okorafor, Tade Thompson are Hugo and Astounding Awards 2020 Finalists.

James Murua April 8, 2020 No Comments

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
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Nommo Awards 2019 winners announced at Ake Festival 2019.

James Murua October 24, 2019 2 Comments African Speculative SocietyAke FestivalAke Festival 2019Nommo AwardsNommo Awards 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”
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Tade Thompson’s “The Rosewater Insurrection” came out on March 12.

James Murua August 12, 2019 1 Comment OrbitTade ThompsonThe Rosewater Insurrection

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
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Tade Thompson is UK’s Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 winner.

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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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