Nnedi Okorafor

(April 8, 1974 –)

Nnedi Okorafor is the working name of Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor-Mbachu, an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. Born in Cincinnati, the daughter of Igbo immigrants, she was reared partly in Nigeria and considers her work to be Africanfuturism.

• Website.
• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 2008 -- Diversicon 16 (Special Guest)
• 2010 -- WisCon 34
• 2011 -- World Fantasy Award for Who Fears Death
• 2013 -- Balticon 47
• 2014 -- Detcon 1, ICFA 35
• 2016 -- ConQuesT 47, Best Novella Hugo for Binti, Nebula Award
• 2017 -- Readercon 28, NecronomiCon Providence 2017
• 2018 -- Follycon
• 2024 -- Glasgow 2024

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