NOMMO Nomination Results for 2018
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NOMINEES FOR 2018
Below are the Long List Nominees in each of the 4 categories for the 2018 Nommo Awards:
Novel Short List and Long List (The Ilube Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel by an African)
Members of the African Speculative Fiction Society nominate for the short list.Ā They can nominate up to five works each.
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The long list of nominated works is alphabetical order by title.Ā All are speculative fiction, were published in calendar year 2017, and are thought to be by Africans as defined by the ASFS and Nommo Awards Guidelines.Ā Ā
The nominees will be asked to confirm their eligibility and eligibility of their works in writing.Ā Nominees will also be asked to make complete texts or excerpts available to ASFS Members only for purposes of informed voting.Ā
PLEASE NOTE: The long lists consist of all titles in their respective categories that were nominated by members of the ASFS.Ā Some of these works were nominated once, some just missed the shortlist.Ā The ASFS lists them in full to draw attention to all the works members felt worthy of consideration.
NOVEL NOMINEES
OUR MEMORY LIKE DUST
Gavin Chait
THE REAL
Masha du Toit
FEVER
Deon Meyer
AKATA WARRIOR
Nnedi Okorafor
AFTER THE FLARE
Deji Olokotun
BEASTS MADE OF NIGHT
Tochi Onyebuchi
NOVELLA NOMINEES
BINTI: HOME
Nnedi Okorafor
FALLOW
Sofia Samatar
THE MURDERS OF MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE
Tade Thompson
SHORT STORY NOMINEES
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEA
Nerine Dorman
A DOOR AJAR
Sibongile Fisher
READ BEFORE USE
Chinelo Onwualu
SNAKE STORY
Henrietta Rose-Innes
THE REGRESSION TEST
Wole Talabi
GRAPHIC NOVEL SHORT LIST NOMINEES
ERU
Writers and artists Tobe Ezeogu, Ozo Ezeogu
GUARDIAN PRIME GENESIS
Written by Wale Awelenje
Art Jide Martin
HERO KEKERE
Writer and artist Tobe Ezeogu, Artist Kelechi Issac,
IRETI BIDEMIĀ
Michael Balogun and Adeleye Yusuf
LAKE OF TEARS
Writer Kwabena Ofei
Artiist Setor Fiadzigbey
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QUEST & THE SIGN OF THE SHINING BEAST
Writer Robert S Malan
Artist John Cockshaw