Chinelo Onwualu

Chinelo Onwualu is a Nigerian editor and a speculative fiction writer.[1][2] She is the co-founder and previous editor-in-chief of Omenana Magazine.[3] She is also co-editor at Anathema Magazine.[4]

Early life and career

Onwualu was born in Nigeria. She co-founded Omenana Magazine with Mazi Nwonwu. She is currently the nonfiction editor of Anathema Magazine and a staff writer at NPR.[5] Her works has appeared at Uncanny Magazine, Slate Magazine and Strange Horizons.[6] She is a contributor in the New Sun anthology which has gathered positive reviews.[7][8]

Awards and honours

She was a nominee of the Nommo Awards,[9][10] British Science Fiction Award, and Short Story Day Africa Award. She is a finalist for the 2021 Ignyte Award for the Community Award category with Andrew Wilmot.[11] Her short story "What The Dead Man Said" was listed as among the five post-A apocalyptic and dystopian stories by African authors by Tor.com.[1] She was among the author's that attended the Houston book event of 2021.[12] Her short Science fiction "What The Dead Man Said" was selected as one of the Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2019 by The Washington Post.[13]

References
  1. Donald, Ekpeki Oghenechovwe (June 16, 2020). "5 Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian Stories by African Authors". Tor.com.
  2. African speculative fiction is finally getting its due. Let’s talk about books to seek out. - The Washington Post
  3. "Meet the Omenana Team".
  4. "Staff". Anathema: Spec from the Margins. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  5. Onwualu, Chinelo (29 December 2015). "John Boyega Is Awakening 'Star Wars' Fans In Nigeria". NPR.
  6. Studios, Clockpunk. "Chinelo Onwualu". Uncanny Magazine.
  7. Rieder, John. "The Warmth of "New Suns"". Los Angeles Review of Books.
  8. "Short Fiction in Print, 2019 by Rich Horton". February 24, 2020.
  9. Liptak, Andrew (May 13, 2021). "The Longlist for the African Speculative Fiction Society's 2021 Nommo Awards". Tor.com.
  10. "2020 Nommo Awards Winners". October 26, 2020.
  11. "2021 Ignyte Awards Finalists". April 22, 2021.
  12. "Annette Gordon-Reed is among the authors appearing at Houston book events this week".
  13. The best science fiction and fantasy of 2019 - The Washington Post
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