Tag: African Speculative Society
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African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards 2021 longlists announced.
The longlists for the Nommo Awards 2021 were unveiled to the public on Thursday, May 13, 2021 The African Speculative 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 literary family have been feted with…
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African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 announced.
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 Ake Festival today, October 15, 2020. The African Speculative Society introduced The Nommo Awards to celebrate writing known in other markets as magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels in…
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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 Nommo Awards to celebrate writing known in other markets as magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels. Since they were introduced, winners have been Tade Thompson, Nnedi Okorafor, Tendai Huchu,…
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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 to showcase writing known in other markets by names like magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novel in 2016. Previous winners have been Tade Thompson, Nnedi Okorafor, Tendai Huchu and…
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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 October 24, 2019. The Nommo Awards were introduced to celebrate speculative fiction, categorised in other markets as magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novel, in 2016. Previous winners have been…
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African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2019 shortlist announced.
The African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2019 shortlist was announced today May 14, 2019. The Nommo Awards were introduced in 2016 to showcase writing that couldn’t be categorised in the “standard spaces” in the African literary scene. The writing in question is known in other markets by terms like magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic…
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African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2019 longlist announced.
The African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2019 longlist was announced on May 2, 2019. The Nommo Awards were introduced to shine a light on writing like magical realism, Sci-Fi and everything that couldn’t be categorised in the “standard spaces” in the African literary scene. Previous winners have been Tade Thompson, Nnedi Okorafor, Tendai Huchu and…