A graduate of the prestigious Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, Okorafor-Mbachu often writes in the science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism genres. She is a frequent contributor of articles and short stories to magazines and anthologies. SIDELIGHTS: Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu is a writer, journalist, playwright, and novelist. WORK IN PROGRESS: Ejii the Shadow Speaker, a novel for Hyperion Books scheduled for publication in 2007.
Thomas, Warner Books ( New York, NY), 2004 and The Other Half Anthology of Writers of Color. Full Moon (play), produced in Chicago, IL, 2005.Īuthor of column, "Nnedi on the Net," for Star newspaper (Chicago, IL).Ĭontributor to periodicals, including Black Issues Book Review, Essence, Space and Time, Strange Horizons, Alchemy Magazine, Song of the Siren,, , Student Advantage Network Online,, Afrique Newsmagazine, Moondance, Umoja, Shag, The Thirteenth Floor, and Margin: Exploring Modern Magical Realism.Ĭontributor to anthologies, including Mojo Conjure Stories, edited by Nalo Hopkinson, Warner Aspect ( New York, NY), 2003 So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan, Arsenal Pulp Press (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), 2004 Dark Matter: Reading the Bones, edited by Sheree R. Zahrah the Windseeker (novel), Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2005. E-mail- ĬAREER: Writer, novelist, playwright, and journalist.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Writers of the Future Contest finalist, 2002, for Windseekers Chicago Bar Association Goodnow Entertainment Award, 2003, for "The Awakening" Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist, 2005, for "The Magical Negro" Equiano Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2005, for "How Inyang Got Her Wings" Strange Horizons Reader's Choice Award for nonfiction, 2005, for " Stephen King's Super Duper Magical Negroes" Margin: Exploring Modern Magical Realism short-story contest winner, for "Biafra." WRITINGS: study at the University of Illinois, Chicago Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, graduated, 2001.ĪDDRESSES: Agent-c/o Author Mail, Houghton Mifflin Co., Trade Division, Adult Editorial, 8th Fl., 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116-3764. Education: Michigan State University, M.A., 1999 Ph.D. PERSONAL: Female children: Anyaugo (daughter).
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