Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Born19 January
Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria[1]
OccupationAuthor
EducationUniversity of Lagos, Lagos[2]
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, horror
Years active2018–present
Notable worksIfe-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (born 19 January) is a Nigerian speculative fiction writer, editor and publisher who was the first African-born Black author to win a Nebula Award.[3][4] He has also received a World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, Otherwise Award, and two Nommo Awards, along with being a multi-time finalist for a number of other honors, including the Hugo Award.

Ekpeki frequently writes about disability, class, inequality and other issues related to both colonization and decolonization.[4][1] He also coined the term afropantheology, which is a distinct genre of speculative fiction "conceived to capture the gamut of African works which, though having fantasy elements, are additionally imbued with African spiritual realities."[5]

  1. ^ a b Ekpeki, Oghenechovwe Donald (20 December 2021). "Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki: Decolonizing the Mind". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ Ekpeki, Oghenechovwe Donald (23 November 2019). ""How Grandma's Stories Made Me a Writer"" (Interview). Interviewed by Kwaifa, Aliyu. Daily Trust. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "First African-born Black Nebula Award winner faces death threats & hostile embassy to attend WorldCon" by Sumiko Saulson, San Francisco Bay View, 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Historic Nebula winner Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki came for everything" by Onai Stanely Mushava, This Is Africa, 2 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Between Dystopias: The Road to Afropantheology," starred review, Publishers Weekly, 7/27/2023.