Chinelo Onwualu is a Nigerian editor and a speculative fiction writer.[1][2] She is the co-founder and previous editor-in-chief of Omenana Magazine.[3] She is also co-editor at Anathema Magazine.[4]

Early life and career

Onwualu was born in Nigeria. She co-founded Omenana Magazine with Mazi Nwonwu. She is currently the nonfiction editor of Anathema Magazine and a staff writer at NPR.[5] Her works has appeared at Uncanny Magazine, Slate Magazine and Strange Horizons.[6] She is a contributor in the New Sun anthology which has gathered positive reviews.[7][8]

Awards and honours

She was a nominee of the Nommo Awards,[9][10] British Science Fiction Award, and Short Story Day Africa Award. She is a finalist for the 2021 Ignyte Award for the Community Award category with Andrew Wilmot.[11] Her short story "What The Dead Man Said" was listed as among the five post-A apocalyptic and dystopian stories by African authors by Tor.com.[1] She was among the author's that attended the Houston book event of 2021.[12] Her short Science fiction "What The Dead Man Said" was selected as one of the Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2019 by The Washington Post.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Donald, Ekpeki Oghenechovwe (June 16, 2020). "5 Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian Stories by African Authors". Tor.com.
  2. ↑ African speculative fiction is finally getting its due. Let’s talk about books to seek out. - The Washington Post
  3. ↑ "Meet the Omenana Team".
  4. ↑ "Staff". Anathema: Spec from the Margins. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  5. ↑ Onwualu, Chinelo (29 December 2015). "John Boyega Is Awakening 'Star Wars' Fans In Nigeria". NPR.
  6. ↑ Studios, Clockpunk. "Chinelo Onwualu". Uncanny Magazine.
  7. ↑ Rieder, John. "The Warmth of "New Suns"". Los Angeles Review of Books.
  8. ↑ "Short Fiction in Print, 2019 by Rich Horton". February 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ Liptak, Andrew (May 13, 2021). "The Longlist for the African Speculative Fiction Society's 2021 Nommo Awards". Tor.com.
  10. ↑ "2020 Nommo Awards Winners". October 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ "2021 Ignyte Awards Finalists". April 22, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Annette Gordon-Reed is among the authors appearing at Houston book events this week".
  13. ↑ The best science fiction and fantasy of 2019 - The Washington Post
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