Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor
Okorafor in 2023
Okorafor in 2023
BornNnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor
(1974-04-08) April 8, 1974 (age 50)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationWriter, professor
NationalityNigerian
American
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA)
Michigan State University (MA)
University of Illinois, Chicago (MA, PhD)
GenreScience fiction, Africanfuturism
Fantasy, Africanjujuism, Solarpunk
Notable awardsWole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa
The World Fantasy Award
Nebula Award for Best Novella
Hugo Award for Best Novella
Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album — Reprint
Lodestar Award
Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel
Carl Brandon Parallax Award
Children1
Website
nnedi.com

Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor// (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu; born April 8, 1974)[1] is a Nigerian American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. She has also written for comics and film.

Her writing is Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism, which is heavily influenced by her dual Nigerian and American heritage.[2][3] She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Eisner Award and World Fantasy Award. She is considered to be among the third generation of Nigerian writers.[4]

  1. ^ "Nnedi Okorafor | Authors". Macmillan. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Wabuke, Hope (August 27, 2020). "Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, and the Language of Black Speculative Literature". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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  4. ^ Umezurike, Chukwuebuka (January 23, 2022). "New Nigerian Literature Unsung Heroes". ThisDay Newspaper. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

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