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Nnedi Okorafor

The American-born daughter of Igbo Nigerian parents, she has regularly visited Nigeria since she was very young. Her novels and stories reflect both her West African heritage and her American life. Okorafor is a 2001 graduate of the Clarion Writers Workshop in Lansing, MI, and holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois, Chicago. She is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University and lives with her family in Illinois.

Awards: Hugo (2023), Nommo (2022), Nebula (2016), WFA (2011) see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy

New and upcoming books

August 2024

Firespitter
(She Who Knows, book 1)

January 2025

Death of the Author

April 2025

One Way Witch
(She Who Knows, book 2)

August 2025

The Space Cat

Series

Desert Magician's Duology
1. The Shadow Speaker (2007)
2. Like Thunder (2023)

Who Fears Death
0.1. The Book of Phoenix (2015)
1. Who Fears Death (2010)

Akata Witch
   1. Akata Witch (2011)
   2. Akata Warrior (2017)
   3. Akata Woman (2022)

Binti
   1. Binti (2015)
   2. Home (2017)
   3. The Night Masquerade (2018)

Nsibidi Scripts
The Scenic Route (2021)

She Who Knows
1. Firespitter (2024)
2. One Way Witch (2025)

Novels

   Zahrah the Windseeker (2005)
   Lagoon (2014)
   Remote Control (2019)
   Ikenga (2020)
   Noor (2021)
   Death of the Author (2025)
   The Space Cat (2025)

Collections

Without A Map (2010) (with Mary Anne Mohanraj)
Kabu Kabu (2013)

Novellas and Short Stories

Long Juju Man (2009)
The Girl with the Magic Hands (2016)

Series contributed to

Tor.Com Original
Hello, Moto (2011)

Black Stars
2. The Black Pages (2021)

Far Reaches
5. Just Out of Jupiter's Reach (2023)

Picture Books show

Books containing stories by Nnedi Okorafor

Out There Screaming (2023)
An Anthology of New Black Horror
edited by
Jordan Peele

Growing Up Chicago (2022)
edited by
Lauren DeJulio Bell, Roxanne Pilat and David Schaafsma

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 (2020)
(Writers of the Future, book 36)
edited by
David Farland and L Ron Hubbard

More books

Awards

	2023 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book : Akata Woman
	2022 Nommo Award for Best Novella : Remote Control
	2018 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book : Akata Warrior
	2018 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel : Akata Warrior
	2017 Nommo Award for Best Novella : Binti
	2016 Nebula Award for Best Novella : Binti
	2016 Hugo Award for Best Novella : Binti
	2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : Who Fears Death

Award nominations

	2024 Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Stones
	2022 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Noor
	2022 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Remote Control
	2022 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Black Pages
	2022 Dragon Award for Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel (nominee) : Akata Woman
	2021 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (nominee) : Ikenga
	2020 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Binti: Sacred Fire
	2019 Nommo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Binti: The Night Masquerade
	2019 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Binti: The Night Masquerade
	2019 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Binti: The Night Masquerade
	2018 Nommo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Binti: Home
	2018 Nommo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Akata Warrior
	2018 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Binti: Home
	2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Binti: Home
	2016 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Binti
	2016 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : The Book of Phoenix
	2016 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Binti
	2016 BSFA Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Binti
	2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : The Book of Phoenix
	2014 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Kabu Kabu
	2014 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Lagoon
	2012 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Akata Witch
	2012 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Book of Phoenix (Excerpted from The Great Book)
	2012 Andre Norton Award (nominee) : Akata Witch
	2011 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Who Fears Death
	2010 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Who Fears Death
	2008 Andre Norton Award (nominee) : The Shadow Speaker
	2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Zahrah the Windseeker
	2005 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : The Magical Negro

Nnedi Okorafor recommends

Swallow (2010)
Sefi Atta
"Sefi Atta has woven a quietly intricate powerful tale that pulls from problems of gender, class, and Lagosian life. It's a novel whose many colorful characters, compelling story, distinct place and turbulent time will stay with you long after you've read the last word."

The Last Gift of the Master Artists (2007)
Ben Okri
"Ben Okri is the most quotable writer of all time. Every line he writes effervesces with poetry, philosophy, and story. The Last Gift of the Master Artists is another testament to Okri's sublime brilliance."

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