Tochi Onyebuchi


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Awards Summary

 

Major Awards: 4

 

 

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 13

Times Served as Judge: 1

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination)

Riot Baby (Tordotcom) novella — nomination

Nebula Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)

Riot Baby (Tordotcom) novella — nomination

World Fantasy Awardsfor Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination; 1 win)

Riot Baby (Tordotcom) novella — winner

Dragon Awardsfor SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination)

Goliath (Tordotcom) sf novel — nomination

Ignyte Awardsfor SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(5 nominations; 3 wins)

Riot Baby (Tordotcom) novella — winner

“Fine Weather, Isn't It?” (SFWA bulletin #215) creative nonfiction — nomination

“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream: The Duty of the Black Writer During Times of American Unrest” (Tor.com 1 Jun 2020) creative nonfiction — winner

#PublishingPaidMe (by L. L. McKinney & TO) Community award — winner

War Girls (Razorbill) YA novel — nomination

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awardsfor SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(4 nominations)

Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet (Roxane Gay) non-fiction — nomination (pending)

Goliath (Tordotcom) sf novel — 6th place

Riot Baby (Tordotcom) novella — 2nd place

War Girls (Razorbill) young adult book — 6th place


— As Judge —
Le Guin Prizefor single book-length work of imaginative fiction; juried
 



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