Nommo Awards Eligibility

Only works of speculative fiction by an African published between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 anywhere in the world are eligible. 

Please read the Nommo Awards eligibility and rules on this link here.

There are 4 Awards Categories:

1. Novel: Stories of 40,000 words or longer  

2. Novella: Stories of between 17,500 and 40,000 words

3. Short Story: Stories of between 1 and 17,500 words

4. Graphic Novel: Stories that consist of both images and words of any length.

All members will have until 5 May 2025 to submit their nominations.

The reading and voting 10 week period will begin after nominations are announced.