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ILUBE AWARD FOR BEST SPECULATIVE FICTION NOVEL

 

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Olabufon by Wole Talabi (Gollancz, DAW Books, Masobe Books, 2023

2024 winners of the African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards were announced today in a ceremony held during the Glasgow 2024 Worldcon. The awards were presented by Tendai Huchu, Wole Talabi, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Nnedi Okorafor and awards sponsor Tom Ilube.

The African Speculative Fiction Society, composed of professional and semiprofessional African writers, editors, publishers, graphic artists and film makers, was founded in 2016.

The Nommos were presented for the first time in 2017. The awards are named for twins from Dogon cosmology who take a variety of forms, including appearing on land as fish, walking on their tails.

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