Chikodili Emelumadu

Chikodili Emelumadu is a British and Nigerian speculative fiction writer.

Biography

She was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire and raised in Nigeria.[1][2] Her short story "Candy Girl" was shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Awards (2015).[3] Her work has also been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing (2017 for "Bush Baby"[4] and 2020 for "What to do when your child brings home a Mami Wata"[5]), and a Nommo award (2020).[6] In 2019, she won the inaugural Curtis Brown First Novel prize for her novel Dazzling.[7] She also served as juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards in 2018 and 2020.[8]

References
  1. "The Shortlist".
  2. U.K, Geoff Ryman Issue: 100 African Writers of SFF-Part Two: Writers in the (1 March 2017). "Chikodili Emelumadu". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. "Candy Girl | Apex Magazine". 4 November 2014.
  4. "An Interview with Chikodili Emelumadu - Caine Prize Shortlist".
  5. "BBC World Service - Focus on Africa, Caine Prize 2020: Nigerian writer Chikodili Emelumadu".
  6. "Nommo 2020: Short Story Nominations - African Speculative Fiction Society". www.africansfs.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020.
  7. "Announcing the winner of the inaugural Curtis Brown First Novel Prize". 10 October 2019.
  8. "The Shirley Jackson Awards ยป Jurors, Advisory Board, & Board of Directors".


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