The 2019 Nommo Awards winners have been announced by the ASFS (African Speculative Fiction Society), an organization of African writers, artists, editors, and publishers in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related genres.
The Nommo Awards recognize works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as "Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the broadest possible definition of speculative/fantastical fiction including horror, slipstream, interstitial, stories based on traditional beliefs, alternate history etc. An inclusive rather than exclusive term designed to include most especially any distinctively African forms that may develop."
The awards take their name from Dogon cosmology, and the ancestral spirits / deities who take a variety of forms, including appearing on land as fish, walking on their tails.
The awards were presented during the opening ceremony of the Aké Arts & Books Festival in Nigeria on Thursday October 24 2019.
Best Novel (The Ilube Award)
- 'Freshwater', Akwaeke Emezi (Grove Press)
Best Novella
- 'The Firebird', Nerine Dorman (Amazon)
Best Short Story
- 'The Witching Hour', Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald (Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores)
Best Graphic Novel
- 'Shuri', Nnedi Okorafor, Leonardo Romero (Marvel Comics)
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