Tag: African Speculative Fiction Society
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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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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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Nommo Awards 2022 winners announced in Chicago. USA
The winners of the Nommo Awards 2022 were at Chicon8, the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago, USA on September 1, 2022. The African Speculative Fiction Society introduced The Nommo Awards to celebrate writing known in other markets as magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels in 2016. Since then, writers from across the African…
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Nommo Awards 2022 shortlists announced by African Speculative Fiction Society.
The shortlists for the Nommo Awards 2022 were announced to the public by the African Speculative Fiction Society on May 17, 2022. The African Speculative Fiction Society introduced The Nommo Awards to celebrate writing known in other markets as magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels in 2016. Since then, writers from across the African…
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Nommo Awards 2021 shortlists announced by African Speculative Fiction Society.
The shortlists for the Nommo Awards 2021 were announced to the public by the African Speculative Fiction Society on Saturday, May 29, 2021. The African Speculative Fiction Society introduced The Nommo Awards to celebrate writing known in other markets as magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels in 2016. Since then, writers from across the…
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African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards 2018 shortlists announced
The Nommo Awards 2018 shortlists for the best novel, novella, short story and graphic novel by an African this year have been announced. The Nommo Awards are an initiative of the African Speculative fiction Society. The Nommo Awards were introduced by the African Speculative Fiction Society to cast a much needed focus on the writing…
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African Speculative Fiction Society seeks Nommo Awards 2018 nominations
The African Speculative Fiction Society is seeking for nominations for Nommo Awards 2018. This will be the second edition of the awards. The African Speculative Fiction Society emerged in August 2017 as a community of writers, editors, publishers and artists of African Science Fiction and Fantasy. That community’s first action was to announce a new…
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African Speculative Fiction Society announces itself with Nommo Awards
The African Speculative Fiction Society announces itself with a new recognition called The Nommo Awards. The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) is a new community of writers, editors, publishers and artists of African Science Fiction and Fantasy that emerged on August 18th this year. Some of the spokespeople for the new initiative include Chinelo Onwualu,…