Nigerian Authors: Abie Dare, Akwaeke Emezi, Ben Okri and others Make the 2021 NOMMO Awards Long List
The Nommo Awards Long List spotlights the best of African Speculative Fiction and the works of several Nigerian authors such as Abie Dare, Akwaeke Emezi, Ben Okri, Tade Thompson, Tochi Onyebuchi, Yolande Horak, Dare Segun Falowo, Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald, Adelehin Ijasan, Chinelo Onwualu, Chinwe Marycynthia Okafor, Pemi Aguda, Olamide Olanrewaju, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, Somto O. Ihezue, Tobi Ogundiran, Wole Talabi, Murewa Ayodele, Dotun Akande, lead with nominations across the four award categories – Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Short Story and Best Graphic Novel.
Other African authors on the list include Lauren Beukes, Cat Hellisen, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Eugen Bacon and lots more.
The Nommo Award is a literary award presented by the African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS). The award is named after Nommo, a primordial ancestral spirits in the Dogon religion and cosmogony (sometimes referred to as demi deities). Nommo Awards recognize works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as “science fiction, fantasy, stories of magic and traditional belief, alternative histories, and horror novels. The Awards include four categories – the Novel Long List, Novella Long List, Short Story Long List and the Graphic Novel Long List.
The long list is an exciting step ahead of the upcoming Nommo Awards scheduled to hold later this year. The shortlist will be announced at the end of May, and voting will commence shortly afterwards.
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See below for the full list of nominees in all categories:
2021 NOVEL LONG LIST
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Freedom Artist by Ben Okri
King of the Hollow Dark by Cat Hellisen
Claiming T-Mo by Eugen Bacon
The Down Days by Ilze Hugo
The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Afterland by Lauren Beukes
The Perfect Nine by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Water Must Fall by Nick Wood
Club Ded by Nikhil Singh
Soul Searching by Stephen Embleton
The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson
Rebel Sisters by Tochi Onyebuchi
A Trial of Sparks and Kindling by Yolande Horak
2021 NOVELLA LONG LIST
Ferryman by Caldon Mull
Convergence in Chorus Architecture by Dare Segun Falowo
A Fledgling Abiba by Dilman Dila
Ife-Ikyoku: The Tale of Imadeyunuagbon by Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald
Ivory’s Story by Eugen Bacon
Ungirls by Lauren Beukes
The Satellite Charmer by Mame Bougouma Diene
The Kigango Oracle by Moraa Gitaa
The Silence of the Wilting Skin by Tlotlo Tsamaase
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
2021 SHORT STORY LONG LIST
“The Not-So-Secret Lives of Nigerian Politicians” by Adelehin Ijasan
“That Which Smells Bad” by Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga
“The Game” by Alvin Kathembe
“What the Dead Man Said” by Chinelo Onwualu
“A Love Song for Herkinal as composed by Ashkernas amid the ruins of New Haven” by Chinelo Onwualu
“The Chronical of Anaoma” by Chinwe Marycynthia Okafor
“Space Bakide Ride” by Colin Cloud Dance
“Ngozi Ugegbe Nwa” by Dare Segun Falowo
“Fort Kwame” by Derek Lubangakene
“The Cult of Reminiscence” by Derek Lubangakene
“Red_Bati” by Dilman Dila
“Yat Madit” by Dilman Dila
“A Visit in Whitechapel” by Eugen Bacon
“The One Who Sees” by Eugen Bacon
“The Road to Woop Woop” by Eugen Bacon
“Still She Visits” by Eugen Bacon
“Rat and Finch are Friends” by Innocent Chizaram Ilo
“The Red Earth” by John Barigye
“Lekki Lekki” by Mame Bougouma Diene
“Do Androids Dream of Capitalism and Slavery” by Mandisi Nkomo
“Rainmaker” by Mazi Nwonwu
“A Curse at Midnight” by Moustapha Mbacké Diop
“Things Boys Do” by ‘Pemi Aguda
“Manifest” by ‘Pemi Aguda
“Clanfall: Death of Kings” by Odida Nyabundi
“The Mannequin Challenge” by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
“Blueland” by Olamide Olanrewaju
“Ibrahim and the Green Fishing Net”by Omar William Sow
“To Look Forward” by Osahon Ize-Iyamu
“Where the Rain Mothers Are” by Rafeeat Aliyu
“The Daemon King of England” by Rafeeat Aliyu
“Fruit of the Calabash” by Rafeeat Aliyu
“Blood is Another Word for Hunger” by Rivers Solomon
“Fairy Tales for Robots” by Sofia Samatar
“Where You Go” by Somto O. Ihezue
“Orlanda” by Tade Thompson
“The Cure” by Tariro Ndoro
“Egoli” by T L Huchu
“Corialis” by T L Huchu
“The Bend of Water” by Tiah Marie Beautement
“Thoughtbox” by Tlotlo Tsamaase
“River of Night” by Tlotlo Tsamaase
“Behind Our Irises” by Tlotlo Tsamaase
“Drummer Boy in a World” by Tobi Ogundiran
“Guardian of the Gods” by Tobi Ogundiran
“The Goatkeeper’s Harvest” by Tobi Ogundiran
“A Water Heart” by Shanice Ndlovu
“And This is How to Say” by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
“Tends to Zero” by Wole Talabi
“Red Cloth White Giraffe” by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
“The Wonder of Spirits” by Yvonne Nezianya
2021 GRAPHIC NOVEL LONG LIST
Alex by Anna Mbale (writer) and Mwiche Songolo (artist) – Black Hut Comics
Black Sheep by Mwiche Songolo (writer & artist) – Black Hut Comics
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Moongirls by Nana Akosua Hanson (writer) AnimaxFYB Studios (art) – Ghana Drama Queens Collective
New Men by Murewa Ayodele (writer) and Dotun Akande (artist) – Collectible Comics.
Titan by Mazuba Chimbeza (writer & artist) – Black Hut Comics
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