Nnedi’s works include WHO FEARS DEATH (in development at HBO into a TV series), the BINTI novella trilogy (optioned and in development with Media Res), THE BOOK OF PHOENIX, the NSIBIDI SCRIPTS SERIES and LAGOON. She is the winner of Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus and Lodestar Awards and her debut novel ZAHRAH THE WINDSEEKER won the prestigious Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature.

Nnedi has also written an Africanfuturist comic series LAGUARDIA (winner of the Hugo and Eisner Award); comics for Marvel, including BLACK PANTHER: LONG LIVE THE KING and WAKANDA FOREVER (featuring the Dora Milaje) and the SHURI series;  and her short memoir BROKEN PLACES AND OUTER SPACES.

Nnedi holds a PhD (literature) and two MAs (journalism and literature). She lives with her daughter Anyaugo and family in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Coming Soon

Shadow Speaker

THE DESERT MAGICIAN’S DUOLOGY Book 1: SHADOW SPEAKER (@dawbooks, Sept 26, 2023).

Niger, West Africa, 2074: Deep mysticism, a new type of desert, spontaneous forests, polyandry, fast cars, the power of Gerewol (google it; you won’t be disappointed!), this novel has many lives. SHADOW SPEAKER is available for pre-order where books are sold.

The Space Cat

When Periwinkle the Space Cat is uprooted from his cushy pampered life and moves with his family to Nigeria for a year, he must navigate a new part of the Earth where humans hate cats and there may be aliens.

A graphic novel by the team that brought you the Eisner and Hugo Award-winning graphic novel LaGuardia

Written by Nnedi Okorafor
Illustrated by Tana Ford
Published by First Second Books (pub date TBA)

Coming in 2024: SHE WHO KNOWS - The Trilogy

Announcing my new novella trilogy titled SHE WHO KNOWS.

It is a “prequel” AND “sequel” to WHO FEARS DEATH, it’s Najeeba’s story (the mother of Onyesonwu from WHO FEARS DEATH). You will see her as a girl and young woman, and then in middle-age.

The name Onyesonwu means “Who fears death?”
The name Najeeba means “Intelligent”…”She who knows”

Note: I sometimes write fantasy, but I’m not a “fantasy author”, just call me Nnedi Okorafor.

Africanfuturism is concerned with visions of the future, is interested in technology, leaves the earth, skews optimistic, is centered on and predominantly written by people of African descent (black people) and it is rooted first and foremost in Africa. It's less concerned with "what could have been" and more concerned with "what is and can/will be". It acknowledges, grapples with and carries "what has been".

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nnediokorafor3 days ago
Happy Book Re-Birthday to Shadow Speaker. Niger, West Africa, 2074: Deep mysticism, a new type of desert, spontaneous forests, polyandry, fast cars, the power of Gerewol (google it; you won’t be disappointed!), this novel has many lives. SHADOW SPEAKER is available where books are sold, including at @afriwarebooks. #Africanfuturism #Africanjujuism
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nnediokorafor2 weeks ago
The witchy hand of a writer who writes futuristic witchy stories. The typer of thousands of pages. 🧙🏾‍♀️🪐🚀👽🤖 #nnediokorafor #writer
nnediokorafor3 weeks ago
I have a new short story out in Clarkesworld Magazine called "Stones". I rarely write “Just needed to get it out of my system” short stories, but this one *happened*, oh boy did it, 😁. "Stones" is a 15 minute read. In about a week, there will be an audio edition, as well. What’s the story about?: An extraterrestrial, a Nigerian astronaut from Imo State, the cosmos and freedom. 👽👨🏾‍🚀🇳🇬🪐 You can read it at www.clarkesworldmagazine.com #nnediokorafor #sciencefiction #shortstory #africanfuturism
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nnediokorafor3 weeks ago
Just an update… I’m deep in editing my most recently sold adult novel. This one is deeply personal and editing it is forcing me to relive some pain. I mostly feel like being quiet as I dig in. By the end of the day, I have to take breaks where I close my overworked eyes and listen to “brown” noise. But I also feel the need to openly discuss the process I’m moving through, as I move through it, so here I am. I have a long way to go. One step at a time, steady, consistent, no distractions, no excuses. The novel is written and polished, but the editing process after it’s been sold is a different beast (autocorrect initially had that say “best”, and that is true, too. It’s a different best). It’s the next level. The quiet non-intrusive presence of cats (usually snoozing) is really helpful during the editing process. 😌 That’s all for now. Note: I know this isn’t how people use Instagram, lol. I’m supposed to post entertaining pics and videos and not write too much or get too deep, right? But I’m a writer and Instagram was the first thing I clicked on just now. So here we are, 😆. -Nnedimma #nnediokorafor
nnediokorafor4 weeks ago
Due out September 26, 2023 From Booklist: "Transformed by nuclear warfare, the Sahara of 2070 nonetheless remains a place of wonder and danger . . . Crafted around complex themes of identity, morality, and empowerment, this bildungsroman will appeal to young adult and adult readers alike with its highly original and imaginative africanfuturism elements." #africanjujuism #africanfuturism #shadowspeaker
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