Speculative Fiction from Around the World
Apex Book of World SF 2 contributor Ivor Hartmann has edited the first anthology of speculative fiction by African writers, AfroSF: Science Fiction by African Writers. It covers writers from both Africa and the African diaspora. It will be released in December 2012 in an ebook edition first and later a print edition, published by StoryTime.... Continue Reading →
Via Locus: The Carl Brandon Society has announced that Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord and Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor are the 2010 Carl Brandon Awards winners. Redemption in Indigo won the Carl Brandon Parallax Award, given to works of speculative fiction created by a self-identified person of color, and Who Fears Death was awarded the Carl Brandon Kindred Award, given to any... Continue Reading →
The Nebula Awards, given out by the Science Fiction Writers of America, have announced their shortlist for the year, recognising Ken Liu (novella and short story), Aliette de Bodard (short story) and Nnedi Okorafor (YA novel). ETA: Cheryl Morgan points out Tom Crosshill (nominated for short story) is from Latvia. We'll see if we can't... Continue Reading →
Silvia Moreno-Garcia comments on the topic raised last week by Nnedi Okorafor, discussing Lovecraftian fiction in general. Lovecrat was a racist. That should come as no surprise to anyone who has read about him. He was also a knot of contradictions (not only because he married a Jewish woman after railing against Jewish people), which... Continue Reading →
Nnedi Okorafor Joins World SF Travel Fund Board Award winning Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor joins the board of the World SF Travel Fund. Lavie Tidhar will step down from the board but will remain in his capacity as administrator. Okorafor joins Lauren Beukes, Aliette de Bodard, Ekaterina Sedia and Cheryl Morgan. The board is tasked... Continue Reading →
Nnedi Okorafor is interviewed by Sentinel Nigeria, by Unoma Azuah: UA: Do you find it ironic that Nigerians especially at home have not quite caught up with engaging the fantasy genre considering the fact that the African cosmology is all about the flight of imagination. We’re all about the mystical. For instance in Africa, ancestors –... Continue Reading →
Samuel Montgomery-Blinn interviews Nnedi Okorafor for the SFWA Blog. Here's an excerpt: Sexism and racism, particularly ethnicism, play a part in much of your fiction, and your fiction has been recognized and awarded for its treatment of these themes and issues. Do these themes come from placing your characters in a realistic world where such... Continue Reading →
The Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) have just announced the nominated works for their annual Nebula Awards. French author, and Apex Book of World SF contributor Aliette de Bodard is nominated for Best Novelette, with "The Jaguar House, in Shadow", from Asimov's, while the forthcoming Apex Book of World SF 2 Indian contributor Shweta... Continue Reading →
Over at Amazon's blog, Omnivoracious, Matthew Cheney interviews Nnedi Okorafor. Here's an excerpt: Amazon.com: Sure, that makes a lot of sense. Now, to completely change topics, I'd like to talk about a particular section of the book. The Red People live in the eye of a perpetual storm -- it's an extraordinary image, and it... Continue Reading →
Nnedi Okorafor, author of Who Fears Death, has a lengthy post on reactions she received during and after writing the novel in The Witch Strikes Back. Here's an excerpt: In my novel, Who Fears Death, there is a scene where some girls are…cut. In this future world, the mythos behind the practice has been forgotten but... Continue Reading →
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