Nnedi Okorafor
Awards Summary
Awards Won: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 10
— Major Awards —
Andre Norton Award — for YA SF/F works, presented by SFWA in parallel with the Nebula Awards
(1 nomination)
2008:
The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun)
— finalist
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — for SF/F that explores and expands the roles of women and men, juried
(1 nomination)
2008:
The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion)
— honor list
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
2005:
“The Magical Negro” (Dark Matter: Reading the Bones)
— shortlist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(2 nominations)
2008:
The Shadow Speaker (Houghton Mifflin)
— young adult book — 7th place
2006:
Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin)
— first novel — 12th place
— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2008:
The Shadow Speaker
— Parallax Award winner — winner
2006:
Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin)
— Parallax Award shortlist
2006:
Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin)
— Kindred Award shortlist
Golden Duck Awards — for children's and YA SF books, juried
(1 nomination)
2008:
The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion)
— Hal Clement Award (young adult) — nomination
WSFA Small Press Award — for short fiction from small press publications, voted by member of Washington SF Assn
(1 nomination)
2009:
“Spider the Artist” (Seeds of Change)
— shortlist — nomination
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