Category: Speculative Fiction
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N.K. Jemisin Named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) named N.K. Jemisin the latest recipient of its Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award on Sunday, November 16, 2025. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, founded in 1965, is a non-profit organization that supports writers through advocacy, promotion, and resources, and hosts the annual Nebula Awards.…
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Nommo Awards 2025 finalists announced.
The African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards 2025 finalists were announced in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Sunday, August 17, 2025. The African Speculative Fiction Society was founded to celebrate speculative fiction genres of magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels in 2016. In the following year, they introduced the Nommo Awards to celebrate writers in…
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Writers of African descent to feature at Seattle Worldcon 2025
These are some of the writers of African descent who will feature at Seattle Worldcon 2025 in Seattle, Washington, USA, from August 13 – 17, 2025. The World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) is a large annual gathering for science fiction and fantasy fans, professionals, and enthusiasts held annually since 1939 (except for the 1942 to…
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Hugo Awards 2025 finalists announced
Sofia Samatar, Jordan Ifueko, and Kamilah Cole are among the Hugo Awards 2025 finalists announced on Monday, April 7, 2025. The Hugo and Astounding Awards, organized by the World Science Fiction Society, are awarded for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. Named after the founder of the science…
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British Science Fiction Awards 2024 finalists announced
Wole Talabi and Eugen Bacon are among the British Science Fiction Awards 2024 finalists announced on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. The British Science Fiction Awards, a production of the British Science Fiction Association, have been presented annually since 1970. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the…
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Speculative fiction magazine Omenana turns 10
Omenana Magazine, a pioneer magazine publishing speculative fiction, celebrated its tenth anniversary with two magazines in December 2024. Omenana Magazine is a speculative fiction online magazine that has published stories by writers from Africa and the African diaspora since 2014. They focus on stories, art, and essays that explore the rich cultural heritage of the…
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Nommo Awards 2024 winners announced.
The winners of the African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards were announced in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday, August 10, 2024. In the African literary space, magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels have been bunched together as “speculative fiction” by the African Speculative Fiction Society. That organisation introduced the Nommo Awards to celebrate writers in…
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Ignyte Awards 2024 finalists announced.
The finalists of the Ignyte Awards 2024, organised by US-based Fiyah Literary Magazine, were announced on Monday, July 22, 2024. Fiyah is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine featuring stories by and about Black people of the African Diaspora based in the USA founded in 2016. In 2021, they announced that they would host FIYAHCON for…
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Nommo Awards 2024 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards 2024 were announced on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. In the African literary space, magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels have been bunched together as “speculative fiction” by the African Speculative Fiction Society. That organisation introduced the Nommo Awards to celebrate these oft-side-lined genres in…
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Shirley Jackson Awards 2023 nominees announced
The nominees for the Shirley Jackson Awards 2023 were announced on Friday, June 7, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent among them. Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs,…
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Tananarive Due, Jordan Peele win at Bram Stoker Awards 2024.
Tananarive Due and Jordan Peele won in their categories at the Bram Stoker Awards 2024 in San Diego, California, USA, on June 3, 2024. Abraham “Bram” Stoker (1847 – 1912) was an Irish author best known for writing the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. In 1987, the Horror Writers Association of the USA set up…
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Hugo and Astounding Awards 2024 finalists announced
The finalists for the Hugo and Astounding Awards 2024 were announced in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday, March 29, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent in the running. The Hugo and Astounding Awards, organized by the World Science Fiction Society, are awarded for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the…
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Wole Talabi, R.S.A Garcia are Nebula Awards 2024 finalists
Wole Talabi andR.S.A Garcia are finalists for the Nebula Awards 2024 were announced on Thursday. March 14, 2024. The Nebula Awards, recognising the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States, were first held in 1966. They are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, a…
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British Science Fiction Awards 2023 shortlist
The shortlists for the British Science Fiction Awards 2023 were announced on Friday, March 1, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent in the running. The British Science Fiction Awards, a production of the British Science Fiction Association, have been presented annually since 1970. The awards are voted on by members of the British…
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British Science Fiction Awards 2023 longlists announced
The longlists for the British Science Fiction Awards 2023 were announced on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent on the list. The British Science Fiction Awards, a production of the British Science Fiction Association, have been presented annually since 1970. The awards are voted on by members of the British…