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Nnedi Okorafor, the Glossary

Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu; born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults.^[1]

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Abrams Books

Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery.

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Africanfuturism is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy of science that centers on the fusion of African culture, history, mythology, point of view, with technology based in Africa and not limiting to the diaspora.

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Africanfuturism: An Anthology

Africanfuturism: An Anthology is an Africanfuturism anthology edited by Nigerian author Wole Talabi.

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Akata Warrior

Akata Warrior (retitled Sunny and the Mystery of Osisi in Nigeria and the UK) is a 2017 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor.

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Akata Witch

Akata Witch (retitled What Sunny Saw in the Flames in Nigeria and the UK) is a 2011 fantasy novel written by Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor.

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Akata Woman

Akata Woman is a 2022 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor.

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Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. Nnedi Okorafor and Alan Dean Foster are American fantasy writers.

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Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video, or simply Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription.

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Andre Norton Award

The Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (formerly the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy) is an annual award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) to the author of the best young adult or middle grade science fiction or fantasy book published in the United States in the preceding year.

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Arthur C. Clarke Award

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year.

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Arusha

Arusha City is a Tanzanian city, with a population of 617,631, Population of the major cities in Tanzania and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 2,356,255 (2022 census).

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Avengers (comics)

The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Binti (novella)

Binti is an Africanfuturist science fiction horror novella written by Nnedi Okorafor.

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Binti Trilogy

The Binti trilogy or Binti Series is a trilogy of Africanfuturist science fiction novellas by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor.

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Binti: Home

Binti: Home is a 2017 science fiction novella written by Nnedi Okorafor and published by Tor.com.

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Binti: The Night Masquerade

Binti: The Night Masquerade is a science fiction novella written by Nnedi Okorafor.

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Black Panther (character)

Black Panther is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Blogger (service)

Blogger is an American online content management system founded in 1999 which enables its users to write blogs with time-stamped entries.

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British Fantasy Award

The British Fantasy Awards (BFA) are awarded annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS), first in 1976.

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Brittle Paper

Brittle Paper is an online literary magazine styled as an "African literary blog" published weekly in the English language.

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BSFA Award

The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) to honour works in the genre of science fiction.

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C.J. Obasi

C.J. Obasi (also known as "Fiery" or "The Fiery One") is a Nigerian film director, screenwriter and editor.

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Carl Brandon Society

The Carl Brandon Society is a group originating within the science fiction community.

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Cassava Republic Press

Cassava Republic Press is a steering African book publishing company established in Nigeria in 2006 and headed by Bibi Bakare-Yusuf,, Cassava Republic website.

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Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping

On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group called Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School at the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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China Miéville

China Tom Miéville (born 6 September 1972) is a British speculative fiction writer and literary critic. Nnedi Okorafor and China Miéville are Hugo Award-winning writers and world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Cincinnati

Cincinnati (nicknamed Cincy) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.

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Clarion Workshop

Clarion is an American six-week workshop for aspiring science fiction and fantasy writers.

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Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine.

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Comics

a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information.

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Daniel José Older

Daniel José Older is an American fantasy and young adult fiction writer. Nnedi Okorafor and Daniel José Older are American fantasy writers and Marvel Comics writers.

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Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986.

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Daughters of Africa

Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present is a compilation of orature and literature by more than 200 women from Africa and the African diaspora, edited and introduced by Margaret Busby,Tonya Bolden,, Black Enterprise, March 1993, p.

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DAW Books

DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim, along with his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, following his departure from Ace Books in 1971.

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Detcon1

Detcon1 was the 11th occasional North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC).

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.

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Dora Milaje

The Dora Milaje are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Edgar Awards

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City.

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Eisner Awards

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books.

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Enkare Review

Enkare Review is a Nairobi-based literary magazine established in August 2016, after initial conversations between Alexis Teyie, Troy Onyango, and Carey Baraka.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.

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Folklore

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.

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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO.

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Gary K. Wolfe

Gary K. Wolfe (born Gary Kent Wolfe in 1946) is an American science fiction editor, critic and biographer. Nnedi Okorafor and Gary K. Wolfe are world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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George R. R. Martin

George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known by the initials G.R.R.M., is an American author, television writer, and television producer. Nnedi Okorafor and George R. R. Martin are American fantasy writers, Hugo Award-winning writers, Nebula Award winners and world Fantasy Award-winning writers.

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Ghana

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.

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Golden Duck Award

The Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction were given annually from 1992 to 2017.

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H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. Nnedi Okorafor and h. P. Lovecraft are American fantasy writers and Hugo Award-winning writers.

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HBO

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Homewood-Flossmoor High School (H-F) is a comprehensive public high school in Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.

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Hugo Award

The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members.

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Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story

The Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story is given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories told in graphic form and published or translated into English during the previous calendar year.

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Hugo Award for Best Novella

The Hugo Award for Best Novella is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year.

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Hugo Award for Best Short Story

The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year.

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Hulu

Hulu (styled hulu in its logo) is an American subscription streaming media and content hub within the Disney+ streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company.

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Igbo language

Igbo (Standard Igbo: Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò) is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.

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Igbo people

The Igbo people (also spelled Ibo" and historically also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, / / Eboans, Heebo; natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group in Nigeria.

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Ikenga (novel)

Ikenga is a 2020 middle grade fantasy novel by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor.

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International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, founded in 1954, is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world.

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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, was an annual award presented to the author of the best science fiction novel published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Kabu Kabu

Kabu Kabu is a speculative fiction short story collection written by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor with stories in both Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism styles and themes.

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Kitschies

The Kitschies are British literary prizes presented annually for "the year's most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic" published in the United Kingdom.

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Kurd Laßwitz Award

The Kurd Laßwitz Award (Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis) is a science fiction award from Germany.

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Lagoon (novel)

Lagoon is an Africanfuturist novel by Nnedi Okorafor (2014, Hodder & Stoughton; 2015, Saga Press/Simon & Schuster).

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LaGuardia (comics)

LaGuardia is a four-issue Africanfuturist comic book limited series by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor and artist Tana Ford.

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Lansing, Michigan

Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan and the most populous city in Ingham County.

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Locus (magazine)

Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field, founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California.

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Locus Award

The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus, a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California.

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Locus Award for Best First Novel

The Locus Award for Best First Novel is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus.

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Locus Award for Best Novelette

The Locus Award for Best Novelette is one of a series of Locus Awards given annually by Locus Magazine.

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Locus Award for Best Novella

The Locus Award for Best Novella is one of a number of Locus Awards given out each year by Locus magazine.

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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus''.

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Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

Winners of the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book, awarded by the Locus magazine.

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Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is an award given annually to a book published for young adult readers in the field of science fiction or fantasy.

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Margaret Busby

Margaret Yvonne Busby,, Hon.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries.

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Michigan State University

Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.

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Mikki Kendall

Mikki Kendall (born October 23, 1976) is an author, activist, and cultural critic. Nnedi Okorafor and Mikki Kendall are Marvel Comics writers and university of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni.

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Moondance (magazine)

Moondance is an online international women's literary, culture and art journal.

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NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.

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Nebula Award

The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States.

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Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Nebula Award for Best Novel is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels.

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Nebula Award for Best Novella

The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Nigerian Americans

Nigerian Americans (Ṇ́dị́ Naìjíríyà n'Emerịkà; Yan Amurka asalin Najeriya; Àwọn ọmọ Nàìjíríà Amẹ́ríkà) are Americans who are of Nigerian ancestry.

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Nigerian Civil War

The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon, and Biafra by Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Odumegwu Ojukwu.

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Nommo Awards

The Nommo Awards are literary awards presented by The African Speculative Fiction Society. The awards recognize works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as "science fiction, fantasy, stories of magic and traditional belief, alternative histories, horror and strange stuff that might not fit in anywhere else." The Nommo Awards have four categories: Best Novel, Novella, Short Story, and Graphic Novel.

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Noor (novel)

Noor is a 2021 Africanfuturist science fiction novel by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor.

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North American Science Fiction Convention

NASFiC, an abbreviation for North American Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention scheduled in North America during years when a Worldcon is being held outside North America; NASFiCs are held only during such years.

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Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois.

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Octavia E. Butler

Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction author and a multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards. Nnedi Okorafor and Octavia E. Butler are Hugo Award-winning writers, Nebula Award winners and speculative fiction writers of African descent.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Otherwise Award

The Otherwise Award, originally known as the James Tiptree Jr.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.

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Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House LLC is a British-American multinational conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, with the merger of Penguin Books and Random House.

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Premio Ignotus

Premios Ignotus are annual Spanish literary awards that were created in 1991 by the Asociación Española de Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción y Terror (AEFCFT, translation: Spanish Association of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror).

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Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly (PW) is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents.

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Reactor (magazine)

Reactor, formerly Tor.com, is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine published by Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers.

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Remote Control (novella)

Remote Control is a 2021 science fiction novella by Nigerian American Nnedi Okorafor.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Scoliosis

Scoliosis (scolioses) is a condition in which a person's spine has an irregular curve.

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Shuri (character)

Black Panther/ Aja-Adanna (Shuri) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Solarpunk

Solarpunk is a literary and artistic movement that envisions and works toward actualizing a sustainable future interconnected with nature and community.

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Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality, instead presenting fantastical, supernatural, futuristic, or other imaginative realms.

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Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Spinal fusion

Spinal fusion, also called spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a surgery performed by orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons that joins two or more vertebrae.

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Stacy Osei-Kuffour

Stacy Amma Osei-Kuffour (born April 18, 1987) is an American playwright, actress, and writer known for her work on Watchmen and PEN15.

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Strange Horizons

Strange Horizons is an online speculative fiction magazine.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates (born September 30, 1975) is an American author, journalist, and activist. Nnedi Okorafor and Ta-Nehisi Coates are African-American comics creators and Marvel Comics writers.

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Team-up

In superhero comic books, a team-up is a fictional crossover where two or more superheroes or superhero teams who usually do not appear together work together on a shared goal.

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TED (conference)

TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American-Canadian non-profit media organization that posts international talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading".

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Tessa Thompson

Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress.

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The Book of Phoenix

The Book of Phoenix is a 2015 science fantasy novel by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor.

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The New York Times Best Seller list

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

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The Shadow Speaker

The Shadow Speaker is a young adult, first-person novel by Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor, which takes place in the year 2070.

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The Times Literary Supplement

The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) is a weekly literary review published in London by News UK, a subsidiary of News Corp.

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.

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Theodore Sturgeon Award

The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is an annual literary award presented by the Theodore Sturgeon Literary Trust and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best short science fiction story published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnedi_Okorafor

Also known as Nnedi Okopafor, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedima Okorafor, Nnedimma Okorafor.

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See also

American writers of African descent

Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumni

Igbo novelists

Igbo women writers