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Awards Summary

 

 

 

Awards Won: 2

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 21

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

“A Dream of Electric Mothers” (Africa Risen) — novelette — nomination

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

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (DAW; Gollancz) — novel — nomination

“Saturday's Song” (Lightspeed May 2023) — novelette — nomination

“A Dream of Electric Mothers” (Africa Risen) — novelette — nomination

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

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (DAW; Gollancz) — novel — nomination -- pending

British Fantasy Awardsfor fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(2 nominations)

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (DAW) — fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) — nomination -- pending

Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology (Android) — anthology — nomination -- pending

British SF Association Awardsfor SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(4 nominations)

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (Gollancz) — novel — nomination

Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology (Android) — collection or anthology — nomination

“Prisoners in the Temple of the Muses” (Ancillary Review of Books 17 Aug 2023) — nonfiction (short) — nomination

“Preliminary Observations from an Incomplete History of African SFF” (SFWA.org 1 Jun 2022) — nonfiction — nomination

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

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (DAW) — adult novel — nomination -- pending

“Preliminary Observations from an Incomplete History of African SF” (SFWA) — creative nonfiction — nomination

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

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (DAW; Gollancz) — first novel — 3rd place

Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology (Android) — anthology — 10th place

“A Dream of Electric Mothers” (Africa Risen) — novelette — 3rd place

“An Arc of Electric Skin” (Asimov's Sep/Oct 2021) — short story — 10th place

Africanfuturism (Brittle Paper) — anthology — 2nd place

— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Pollfor stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(1 nomination; 1 win)

“Blowout” (Analog Jul/Aug 2023) — short story — winner

Sidewise Awardsfor works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)

“Dreams of Electric Mothers” (Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction) — short form — winner (tie)

William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Awardfor first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination)

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (DAW; Gollancz) — shortlist



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