Africanfuturism is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy of science that centers on the fusion of African culture , history, mythology, point of view, with technology based in Africa and not limiting to the diaspora. It was coined by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor in 2019 in a blog post as a single word. Nnedi Okorafor defines Africanfuturism as a sub-category of science fiction that is "directly rooted in African culture, history, mythology and point-of-view..and...does not privilege or center the West ," is centered with optimistic "visions in the future," and is written by (and centered on) "people of African descent" while rooted in the African continent . As such its center is African, often does extend upon the continent of Africa, and includes the Black diaspora , including fantasy that is set in the future, making a narrative "more science fiction than fantasy" and typically has mystical elements. It is different from Afrofuturism , which focuses mainly on the African diaspora, particularly the United States. Works of Africanfuturism include science fiction , fantasy , alternate history , horror and magic realism .
73-461: Writers of Africanfuturism include Nnedi Okorafor , Tochi Onyebuchi , Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki , Tade Thompson , Namwali Serpell , Wole Talabi , Suyi Davies Okungbowa . Works of Africanfuturism have long existed and have been assigned to Afrofuturism. Themes of Africanfuturism can be traced back to Buchi Emecheta's 1983 novel The Rape Of Shavi and Ben Okri's 1991 novel The Famished Road . In 2019 and 2020, African writers began to reject
146-540: A Western point of view. Works of Africanfuturism literature are still wrongly categorized as Afrofuturism. Works of Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor are often in the Africanfuturism genre with her works like Who Fears Death , Lagoon , Remote Control , The Book of Phoenix and Noor . She won a Hugo and Nebula award for her novella Binti , the first from the Binti trilogy which features
219-629: A different outlook and perspective than "mainstream Western and American science fiction and fantasy " and even Afrofuturism which is "married to the white Western gaze ." Wabuke goes on to explain Africanfuturist and Africanjujuist themes in Okorafor's Who Fears Death and Zahrah the Windseeker , Akwaeke Emezi 's Pet , and Buchi Emecheta 's The Rape of Shavi . In February 2021, Aigner Loren Wilson of Tor.com explained
292-729: A master's degree in journalism from Michigan State University and a master's degree and PhD in English from the University of Illinois, Chicago . She is a 2001 graduate of the Clarion Writers Workshop in Lansing, Michigan . Okorafor served as an associate professor at Chicago State University from 2008 to 2014 and at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 2014 to 2017. In 2021, Okorafor became
365-419: A master's degree in journalism from Michigan State University and a master's degree and PhD in English from the University of Illinois, Chicago . She is a 2001 graduate of the Clarion Writers Workshop in Lansing, Michigan . Okorafor served as an associate professor at Chicago State University from 2008 to 2014 and at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 2014 to 2017. In 2021, Okorafor became
438-495: A native Himba girl from Namibia in space. Tade Thompson won a Arthur C. Clarke award for his Africanfuturist novel Rosewater about an alien dome in Nigeria and Zambian writer Namwali Serpell 's The Old Drift won the same award. In 2020, Africanfuturism: An Anthology edited by Wole Talabi was published by Brittle Paper and as of the end of 2022 is currently still offered for free on its website in celebration of
511-776: A prequel and sequel to her 2010 novel Who Fears Death and would focus on the life of Najeeba, Onyesonwu's mother. The first novella Firespitter was released in August 2024. Okorafor's upcoming metafiction novel Death of the Author is scheduled to be released in January 2025. The novel previously titled The Africanfuturist was purchased in a seven figure deal by William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins . In February 2017, Okorafor announced via Facebook that her science-meets-witchcraft short story "Hello, Moto" had been optioned by Nigerian production company Fiery Film. The story
584-615: A prequel and sequel to her 2010 novel Who Fears Death and would focus on the life of Najeeba, Onyesonwu's mother. The first novella Firespitter was released in August 2024. Okorafor's upcoming metafiction novel Death of the Author is scheduled to be released in January 2025. The novel previously titled The Africanfuturist was purchased in a seven figure deal by William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins . In February 2017, Okorafor announced via Facebook that her science-meets-witchcraft short story "Hello, Moto" had been optioned by Nigerian production company Fiery Film. The story
657-533: A professor of practice at Arizona State University , where she became a member of the school’s Interplanetary Initiative. She currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her family. Okorafor received a 2001 Hurston-Wright literary award for her story "Amphibious Green". Okorafor's short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines, including Dark Matter: Reading The Bones , Enkare Review , Strange Horizons , Moondance magazine, and Writers of
730-479: A professor of practice at Arizona State University , where she became a member of the school’s Interplanetary Initiative. She currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her family. Okorafor received a 2001 Hurston-Wright literary award for her story "Amphibious Green". Okorafor's short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines, including Dark Matter: Reading The Bones , Enkare Review , Strange Horizons , Moondance magazine, and Writers of
803-404: A reason why I think I ended up writing science fiction and fantasy because I live on these borders – and these borders that allow me to see from multiple perspectives and kind of take things in and then kind of process certain ideas and certain stories in a very unique way. And that has led me to write this strange fiction that I write, which really isn't that strange if you really look at it through
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#1732790114768876-404: A reason why I think I ended up writing science fiction and fantasy because I live on these borders – and these borders that allow me to see from multiple perspectives and kind of take things in and then kind of process certain ideas and certain stories in a very unique way. And that has led me to write this strange fiction that I write, which really isn't that strange if you really look at it through
949-600: A sort of skewed lens. Okorafor noticed how the fantasy and science fiction genre contain little diversity, and that was her motivation for writing books of these genres set in Africa. She wanted to include more people of color and create stories with Africa as the setting because so few stories were set there. She wrote her first story as a college sophomore and made the setting of her story Nigeria. Her stories place black girls in important roles that are usually given to white characters. Okorafor cites Nigeria as "her muse" as she
1022-547: A sort of skewed lens. Okorafor noticed how the fantasy and science fiction genre contain little diversity, and that was her motivation for writing books of these genres set in Africa. She wanted to include more people of color and create stories with Africa as the setting because so few stories were set there. She wrote her first story as a college sophomore and made the setting of her story Nigeria. Her stories place black girls in important roles that are usually given to white characters. Okorafor cites Nigeria as "her muse" as she
1095-574: Is "Howard Phillips Lovecraft") replaced with the head of some other great writer? Maybe. Maybe it's about that time. Maybe not. What I know I want is to face the history of this leg of literature rather than put it aside or bury it. If this is how some of the great minds of speculative fiction felt, then let's deal with that ... as opposed to never mention it or explain it away. Children Young adult Adult Comics Nnedi Okorafor Nnedimma Nkemdili " Nnedi " Okorafor // (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu ; born April 8, 1974)
1168-470: Is a Nigerian American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death , Zahrah the Windseeker , Akata Witch , Akata Warrior , Lagoon and Remote Control . She has also written for comics and film. Her writing is Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism, both terms she coined and is heavily influenced by her dual Nigerian and American heritage. She
1241-470: Is a Nigerian American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death , Zahrah the Windseeker , Akata Witch , Akata Warrior , Lagoon and Remote Control . She has also written for comics and film. Her writing is Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism, both terms she coined and is heavily influenced by her dual Nigerian and American heritage. She
1314-429: Is heavily influenced by Nigerian folklore and its rich mythology and mysticism. Gary K. Wolfe wrote of her work: "Okorafor's genius has been to find the iconic images and traditions of African culture, mostly Nigerian and often Igbo, and tweak them just enough to become a seamless part of her vocabulary of fantastika." Her work often looks at "weighty social issues: racial and gender inequality, political violence,
1387-429: Is heavily influenced by Nigerian folklore and its rich mythology and mysticism. Gary K. Wolfe wrote of her work: "Okorafor's genius has been to find the iconic images and traditions of African culture, mostly Nigerian and often Igbo, and tweak them just enough to become a seamless part of her vocabulary of fantastika." Her work often looks at "weighty social issues: racial and gender inequality, political violence,
1460-771: Is in early development at Amblin Entertainment . In 2005, Okorafor wrote and published her first play, Full Moon . The Buxville Theater Company in Chicago helped produce this full-length theatrical work. In 2009, Okorafor donated her archive to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the Northern Illinois University Library. Okorafor
1533-437: Is in early development at Amblin Entertainment . In 2005, Okorafor wrote and published her first play, Full Moon . The Buxville Theater Company in Chicago helped produce this full-length theatrical work. In 2009, Okorafor donated her archive to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the Northern Illinois University Library. Okorafor
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#17327901147681606-730: Is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Hugo Award , Nebula Award , Eisner Award and World Fantasy Award . She is considered to be among the third generation of Nigerian writers . Okorafor was inducted by the Museum of Pop Culture into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2024. Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio , in 1974 to Igbo Nigerian parents who travelled to America in 1969 to attend school but could not return to Nigeria due to
1679-490: Is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Hugo Award , Nebula Award , Eisner Award and World Fantasy Award . She is considered to be among the third generation of Nigerian writers . Okorafor was inducted by the Museum of Pop Culture into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2024. Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio , in 1974 to Igbo Nigerian parents who travelled to America in 1969 to attend school but could not return to Nigeria due to
1752-594: The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen on May 6, 2018. In July 2017, Okorafor announced via Twitter that Who Fears Death had been picked up by HBO to become a television series, with novelist and Game of Thrones producer George R. R. Martin joining the project as an executive producer. Okorafor will remain involved with the project as a consultant. In January 2021, it was announced that Tessa Thompson 's newly formed production company, Viva Maude, had joined
1825-491: The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen on May 6, 2018. In July 2017, Okorafor announced via Twitter that Who Fears Death had been picked up by HBO to become a television series, with novelist and Game of Thrones producer George R. R. Martin joining the project as an executive producer. Okorafor will remain involved with the project as a consultant. In January 2021, it was announced that Tessa Thompson 's newly formed production company, Viva Maude, had joined
1898-639: The Nigerian Civil War . She holds both American and Nigerian citizenship. Okorafor is the third child in a family of four children and grew up in Chicago , Illinois, often travelling to Nigeria to spend holidays with her extended family. Her first name is Igbo for "mother is good". During her years attending Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, Okorafor was a nationally-known tennis and track star and excelled in math and
1971-460: The Nigerian Civil War . She holds both American and Nigerian citizenship. Okorafor is the third child in a family of four children and grew up in Chicago , Illinois, often travelling to Nigeria to spend holidays with her extended family. Her first name is Igbo for "mother is good". During her years attending Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, Okorafor was a nationally-known tennis and track star and excelled in math and
2044-578: The X-Men and the Avengers . In July 2018, it announced that Okorafor would write a solo title focused on Black Panther's sister, Shuri . Broken Places & Outer Spaces , Okorafor's first non-fiction title, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2019. Okorafor contributed the essay "Zula of the fourth-grade playground" to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa , edited by Margaret Busby . In 2018, her comic book limited series LaGuardia
2117-472: The X-Men and the Avengers . In July 2018, it announced that Okorafor would write a solo title focused on Black Panther's sister, Shuri . Broken Places & Outer Spaces , Okorafor's first non-fiction title, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2019. Okorafor contributed the essay "Zula of the fourth-grade playground" to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa , edited by Margaret Busby . In 2018, her comic book limited series LaGuardia
2190-527: The 10th anniversary of this publisher which has been called "the village square of African literature". Gary K. Wolfe reviewed this anthology in February 2021. He credits Nnedi Okorafor for coining "Africanfuturism," noting its describes "more Africa-centered SF," although saying he is not sure whether her term "Africanjujuism," a parallel term for fantasy, will catch on. While saying that both are useful, he says that he does not like how they have to "do with
2263-562: The 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award . The prequel The Book of Phoenix won the 2018 Kurd Laßwitz Preis and was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award . In 2011, she returned to young adult with Akata Witch (Viking/Penguin), the first book in the Nsibidi Scripts Series , which was a Junior Library Guild Selection. The sequel, Akata Warrior , went on to win
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2336-436: The 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award . The prequel The Book of Phoenix won the 2018 Kurd Laßwitz Preis and was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award . In 2011, she returned to young adult with Akata Witch (Viking/Penguin), the first book in the Nsibidi Scripts Series , which was a Junior Library Guild Selection. The sequel, Akata Warrior , went on to win
2409-641: The 2016 Nebula Award and 2016 Hugo Award for best novella, and was a finalist for a British Science Fiction Association Award (Best Short) and BooktubeSFF Award (Best Short Work). Binti: Home and Binti: The Night Masquerade both received Hugo nominations for best novella in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Also in 2016, the United Bank for Africa , a Nigerian bank, partnered with Cassava Republic Press to distribute 24,000 copies of Okorafor's novel Akata Witch in nine African countries. In 2020, Okorafor released her middle grade novel Ikenga , which
2482-582: The 2016 Nebula Award and 2016 Hugo Award for best novella, and was a finalist for a British Science Fiction Association Award (Best Short) and BooktubeSFF Award (Best Short Work). Binti: Home and Binti: The Night Masquerade both received Hugo nominations for best novella in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Also in 2016, the United Bank for Africa , a Nigerian bank, partnered with Cassava Republic Press to distribute 24,000 copies of Okorafor's novel Akata Witch in nine African countries. In 2020, Okorafor released her middle grade novel Ikenga , which
2555-433: The 2018 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book . Okorafor's science fiction novel Lagoon was a finalist for a British Science Fiction Association Award (Best Novel), a Red Tentacle Award (Best Novel), and a Tiptree Honor Book. The Binti trilogy began with the 2015 novella, Binti . This was followed by Binti: Home , published in 2017, and Binti: The Night Masquerade , published in 2018. Binti won both
2628-433: The 2018 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book . Okorafor's science fiction novel Lagoon was a finalist for a British Science Fiction Association Award (Best Novel), a Red Tentacle Award (Best Novel), and a Tiptree Honor Book. The Binti trilogy began with the 2015 novella, Binti . This was followed by Binti: Home , published in 2017, and Binti: The Night Masquerade , published in 2018. Binti won both
2701-573: The Black diaspora, and it does not privilege or center the West," while explaining Africanjujuism as a subcategory of fantasy. Wabuke further explains how Africanfuturism is more specific and rids itself of the "othering of the white gaze and the de facto colonial Western mindset ," free from what she calls the "white Western gaze " and saying this is the main difference "between Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism." She adds that, in her view, Africanfuturism has
2774-514: The Calabash " by Rafeeat Aliyu, " Lekki Lekki " by Mame Bougouma Diene, and "Sunrise" by Nnedi Okorafor . When Tor.com outlined a list of stories and books from the genre as of 2021, Tor also highlighted Africanfuturism: An Anthology (edited by Wole Talabi ) along with the individual works of Namwali Serpell 's The Old Drift , Nnedi Okorafor 's Lagoon , Nicky Drayden's The Prey of Gods , Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki 's Ife-Iyoku,
2847-575: The Future Volume XVIII. A collection of her stories, titled Kabu Kabu , was published by Prime Books in 2013. It includes the titular piece, co-authored by Alan Dean Foster , six other previously unpublished short stories, and 14 stories that had been previously published in other venues since 2001, with a foreword by Whoopi Goldberg . After her 2001 Hurston-Wright award, she published two acclaimed books for young adults, The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion/ Disney Book Group) and Zahrah
2920-504: The Future Volume XVIII. A collection of her stories, titled Kabu Kabu , was published by Prime Books in 2013. It includes the titular piece, co-authored by Alan Dean Foster , six other previously unpublished short stories, and 14 stories that had been previously published in other venues since 2001, with a foreword by Whoopi Goldberg . After her 2001 Hurston-Wright award, she published two acclaimed books for young adults, The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion/ Disney Book Group) and Zahrah
2993-821: The King was released in December 2017. A month earlier, a short comic of hers titled "Blessing in Disguise" was included in Marvel's Venomverse War Stories No. 1 , inspired by the 2014 Boko Haram kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls . In March 2017, it was announced that she would return to writing derived from the Black Panther, in Wakanda Forever , where the Dora Milaje team-up with Spider-Man ,
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3066-419: The King was released in December 2017. A month earlier, a short comic of hers titled "Blessing in Disguise" was included in Marvel's Venomverse War Stories No. 1 , inspired by the 2014 Boko Haram kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls . In March 2017, it was announced that she would return to writing derived from the Black Panther, in Wakanda Forever , where the Dora Milaje team-up with Spider-Man ,
3139-589: The Tale of Imadeyunuagbon , and Tochi Onyebuchi 's War Girls . In comics, as of the end of 2022, so far a few Africanfuturism comics exist. Comic Republic Global Network , a Lagos -based publisher, is prominent in creating Africanfuturist superheroes like Guardian Prime . Laguardia , a comic book by Nnedi Okorafor, is associated with Africanfuturism. Africanfuturism movies are often scarce; films like Black Panther have been criticized by some viewers, who say that their depiction of Africa "differs little from
3212-988: The Windseeker ( Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ). The Shadow Speaker was a winner of the Carl Brandon Parallax Award, a Booksense Pick for Winter 2007/2008, a Tiptree Honor Book , a finalist for the Essence Magazine Literary Award, the Andre Norton Award and the Golden Duck Award, and an NAACP Image Award nominee. Her children's book, Long Juju Man , was the 2007–08 winner of the Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa. Okorafor's first adult novel, Who Fears Death ( DAW / Penguin Books ), won
3285-509: The Windseeker ( Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ). The Shadow Speaker was a winner of the Carl Brandon Parallax Award, a Booksense Pick for Winter 2007/2008, a Tiptree Honor Book , a finalist for the Essence Magazine Literary Award, the Andre Norton Award and the Golden Duck Award, and an NAACP Image Award nominee. Her children's book, Long Juju Man , was the 2007–08 winner of the Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa. Okorafor's first adult novel, Who Fears Death ( DAW / Penguin Books ), won
3358-762: The city of Lagos . On July 5, 2023, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire , an Africanfuturist animated anthology short film series premiered on Disney+ , Peter Ramsey was picked as executive producer, while Tendayi Nyeke and Anthony Silverston were supervising producers, and Triggerfish was the primary studio, along with other animation studios in Africa. Each of the ten films is from an African perspective, on themes such as social media , duality, disability , self-reflection, shared humanity, and other topics, with stories which include time travel , extraterrestrials , and alternate universes. Nnedi Okorafor Nnedimma Nkemdili " Nnedi " Okorafor // (formerly Okorafor-Mbachu ; born April 8, 1974)
3431-402: The colonial view". In recent times, Africanfuturist movies include Hello, Rain , Pumzi , and Ratnik . Several Africanfuturism novels have been optioned for live adaptation, including Binti and Who Fears Death . In 2020, Walt Disney Studios and Pan African company Kugali announced that they would be co-producing an africanfuturist animated science fiction series, Iwájú , inspired by
3504-465: The content of the genre. In August 2020, Hope Wabuke, a writer and assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln of English and Creative Writing, noted that Afrofuturism, coined by Mark Dery , a White critic, in 1993, treats African-American themes and concerns in the "context of twentieth-century technoculture," which was later expanded by Alondra Nelson , arguing that Dery's conception of Blackness began in 1619 and "is marked solely by
3577-508: The destruction of the environment, genocide and corruption" through "the framework of fantasy". Okorafor shares that while the themes of her stories are often multi-layered they are always grounded in "stories of the women and girls around me and also within myself". Okorafor asserts that her work and parental responsibility relate to each other because "writing and being a mother are a part of me, so they are mixed together and balance each other out." As of 2019, she began strongly rejecting
3650-508: The destruction of the environment, genocide and corruption" through "the framework of fantasy". Okorafor shares that while the themes of her stories are often multi-layered they are always grounded in "stories of the women and girls around me and also within myself". Okorafor asserts that her work and parental responsibility relate to each other because "writing and being a mother are a part of me, so they are mixed together and balance each other out." As of 2019, she began strongly rejecting
3723-517: The difficulty of finding books in the subgenre because many institutions "treat Africanfuturism and Afrofuturism like the same thing" even though the distinction between them is plain. She said that Africanfuturism is "centered in and about Africa and their people" while Afrofuturism is a sci-fi subcategory which is about "Black people within the diaspora," often including stories of those outside Africa, including in "colonized Western societies.". Another reviewer called Okorafor's Lagoon , which "recounts
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#17327901147683796-570: The ensuing 400 years of violation by whiteness" that he portrayed as "potentially irreparable." Critical of this definition, saying it lacks the qualities of the "Black American diasporic imagination" and ability to conceive of "Blackness outside of the Black American diaspora" or independent from Whiteness , she noted that "Africanfuturism" is different because it is, according to Nnedi Okorafor , more deeply rooted in "African culture, history, mythology and point-of-view as it then branches into
3869-433: The root, not the prefix," with "futurism" only describing a bit of science fiction and fantasy. He still calls the book a "solid anthology," saying it challenges the idea of viewing African science fiction as monolithic. Stories in the book include " Egoli " by T. L. Huchu , " Yat Madit " by Dilman Dila , " Behind Our Irises " by Tlotlo Tsamaase , " Fort Kwame " by Derek Lubangakene, " Rainmaker " by Mazi Nwonwu , " Fruit of
3942-409: The sciences. She wanted to be an entomologist. She was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 13, a condition that worsened as she grew older. At age 19, she underwent spinal fusion surgery to straighten and fuse her spine; a rare complication led to Okorafor becoming paralyzed from the waist down. Okorafor turned to writing small stories in the margins of a science-fiction book that she had. It
4015-409: The sciences. She wanted to be an entomologist. She was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 13, a condition that worsened as she grew older. At age 19, she underwent spinal fusion surgery to straighten and fuse her spine; a rare complication led to Okorafor becoming paralyzed from the waist down. Okorafor turned to writing small stories in the margins of a science-fiction book that she had. It
4088-559: The shape of a large silver bust of H. P. Lovecraft . She would later voice her support for Daniel José Older 's 2014 petition to replace the Lovecraft bust with one of Octavia Butler . In the essay, she acknowledges both the literary legacy of Lovecraft and his continued influence in the contemporary world of science fiction: Do I want "The Howard" (the nickname for the World Fantasy Award statuette. Lovecraft's full name
4161-431: The shape of a large silver bust of H. P. Lovecraft . She would later voice her support for Daniel José Older 's 2014 petition to replace the Lovecraft bust with one of Octavia Butler . In the essay, she acknowledges both the literary legacy of Lovecraft and his continued influence in the contemporary world of science fiction: Do I want "The Howard" (the nickname for the World Fantasy Award statuette. Lovecraft's full name
4234-404: The story of the arrival of aliens in Nigeria," as an Africanfuturist work which requires a reader who is "actively engaged in co-creating the alternative future that the novel is constructing," meaning that the reader becomes part of the "creative conversation." Africanfuturism literature features speculative fiction which narrates events centered on Africa from an African point of view rather than
4307-468: The team. In April 2019, it was announced that Okorafor would co-write the screenplay of an adaptation of Octavia Butler 's Wild Seed with filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu for Amazon Prime Video and reportedly will be produced by Viola Davis . In January 2020, it was announced that Okorafor would co-write the screenplay of an adaptation of her Binti trilogy for Hulu with writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour . In 2024, an adaptation of Okorafor's novel Lagoon
4380-468: The team. In April 2019, it was announced that Okorafor would co-write the screenplay of an adaptation of Octavia Butler 's Wild Seed with filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu for Amazon Prime Video and reportedly will be produced by Viola Davis . In January 2020, it was announced that Okorafor would co-write the screenplay of an adaptation of her Binti trilogy for Hulu with writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour . In 2024, an adaptation of Okorafor's novel Lagoon
4453-461: The term Afrofuturism because of the differences between both genres with Africanfuturism focusing more on African point of view, culture, themes and history as opposed to Afrofuturism which covers African diaspora history, culture and themes. The speculative fiction magazine Omenana and the Nommo Awards presented by The African Speculative Fiction Society launched in 2017 helped to widen
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#17327901147684526-483: The term "afrofuturism" as a label for her work and coined the terms africanfuturism and africanjujuism instead. In October 2019, she published an essay titled "Defining Africanfuturism" that defines both terms in detail. Shortly after winning the World Fantasy Award in 2011, Okorafor published an essay "Lovecraft's racism & The World Fantasy Award statuette, with comments from China Miéville ", in which she reflected upon her conflicting emotions on winning an award in
4599-483: The term "afrofuturism" as a label for her work and coined the terms africanfuturism and africanjujuism instead. In October 2019, she published an essay titled "Defining Africanfuturism" that defines both terms in detail. Shortly after winning the World Fantasy Award in 2011, Okorafor published an essay "Lovecraft's racism & The World Fantasy Award statuette, with comments from China Miéville ", in which she reflected upon her conflicting emotions on winning an award in
4672-443: Was adapted into a short film, titled Hello, Rain by filmmaker C. J. Obasi . The story tells the tale of a woman who discovers that she can merge witchcraft and technology when she creates wigs for herself and her friends that allow them to wield influence and power, to help battle corruption. Instead, she watches her friends themselves become corrupted. A teaser was released in January 2018. Hello, Rain had its world premiere at
4745-443: Was adapted into a short film, titled Hello, Rain by filmmaker C. J. Obasi . The story tells the tale of a woman who discovers that she can merge witchcraft and technology when she creates wigs for herself and her friends that allow them to wield influence and power, to help battle corruption. Instead, she watches her friends themselves become corrupted. A teaser was released in January 2018. Hello, Rain had its world premiere at
4818-662: Was nominated for the Edgar Award . Okorafor's science fiction novella Remote Control , set in a near future Ghana , was published in January 2021. Her adult novel Noor , set in a futurist northern Nigeria, was released in November 2021. In January 2022, Okorafor's Akata Woman , the third novel in the Nsibidi Scripts Series , was released. Following the release of the novel, the series debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list . In 2023, Okorafor announced her novella trilogy She Who Knows which would serve as
4891-547: Was nominated for the Edgar Award . Okorafor's science fiction novella Remote Control , set in a near future Ghana , was published in January 2021. Her adult novel Noor , set in a futurist northern Nigeria, was released in November 2021. In January 2022, Okorafor's Akata Woman , the third novel in the Nsibidi Scripts Series , was released. Following the release of the novel, the series debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list . In 2023, Okorafor announced her novella trilogy She Who Knows which would serve as
4964-429: Was published by Berger Books . In 2020, the collected trade won an Eisner Award and a Hugo Award . Okorafor's novels and stories reflect both her West African heritage and her American life. Rather than identifying as Nigerian-American, she refers to herself as "Naijamerican" and explains the importance of her dual heritage during a 2016 NPR interview: That's very much a part of my identity, and it's also very much
5037-429: Was published by Berger Books . In 2020, the collected trade won an Eisner Award and a Hugo Award . Okorafor's novels and stories reflect both her West African heritage and her American life. Rather than identifying as Nigerian-American, she refers to herself as "Naijamerican" and explains the importance of her dual heritage during a 2016 NPR interview: That's very much a part of my identity, and it's also very much
5110-660: Was the Young Adult Author special Guest of Honor at Detcon1 , the 2014 North American Science Fiction Convention ; Detcon1 was putting special emphasis on YA science fiction. She spoke at the TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania , in August 2017. In October 2017, Okorafor announced via Twitter she would be writing three issues for Marvel's Black Panther comic, picking up where author Ta-Nehisi Coates left off. The first issue of Black Panther: Long Live
5183-484: Was the Young Adult Author special Guest of Honor at Detcon1 , the 2014 North American Science Fiction Convention ; Detcon1 was putting special emphasis on YA science fiction. She spoke at the TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania , in August 2017. In October 2017, Okorafor announced via Twitter she would be writing three issues for Marvel's Black Panther comic, picking up where author Ta-Nehisi Coates left off. The first issue of Black Panther: Long Live
5256-457: Was the first time she had ever written anything creatively. That summer, with intense physical therapy, Okorafor regained her ability to walk with a cane, but she was unable to continue her athletic career. At the suggestion of a friend, she took a creative writing class that spring semester and was writing her first novel by the semester's end. She completed her college education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , before obtaining
5329-457: Was the first time she had ever written anything creatively. That summer, with intense physical therapy, Okorafor regained her ability to walk with a cane, but she was unable to continue her athletic career. At the suggestion of a friend, she took a creative writing class that spring semester and was writing her first novel by the semester's end. She completed her college education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , before obtaining
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