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Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki or Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald is a Nigerian speculative fiction writer and editor. His fiction and non-fiction have appeared in Omenana Magazine, Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, Uncanny Magazine, NBC and more. He is a member of the African Speculative Fiction Society, SFWA, HWA, and Codex Writers Group.

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Born	Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria.[1]
Occupation	Author
Nationality	Nigeria
Citizenship	Nigerian
Education	University of Lagos, Lagos.[2]
Alma mater	University of Lagos
Genre	Science fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Years active	2018 — Present
Notable works	Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon
Website
odekpeki.com

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Category	Award	Result	Notes	Ref.
2019	"The Witching Hour"	Best short story	Nommo Award	Won		[3]
2020	"Ife-Iyoku"	Best short story	Nommo Award	Nominated		[4][5]
2020	Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon	Short fiction	British Science Fiction Association Award	Nominated		[6]
2020	Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora	Best Anthology	This is Horror	Nominated	Notes	[7]
2020	Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon	Best Novella	Nebula Award	Nominated		[8][9]
2020	Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon		Otherwise Award	Won		[10][11]
2021	Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora	Best Anthology	Locus Award	Nominated	Top Ten	[12]
2021	Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora	Best Anthology	British Fantasy Award	Won		[13][14]
2021	Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon	Short fiction	Theodore Sturgeon Award	Nominated	[needs update]	[15]
2022	"O2 Arena"	Best Novelette	Nebula Award	Won		[16]
2022	"O2 Arena"	Best Novelette	Hugo Award	Nominated		[17][18]
2022		Best Editor, Short Form	Hugo Award	Nominated	2nd place	[19]

Bibliography

Short stories

• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekepki (2018). "The Witching Hour". Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores.
• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekpeki (2019). "Ife-Iyoku". Selene Quarterly Magazine, vol. 2, issue 2.
• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekpeki (2019). "The Mannequin Challenge". Omenana Magazine.
• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekpeki (2020). "Attack on University of Lagos, Law Faculty" in Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire. Mocha Memoirs Press.
• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekpeki (2021). "O2 Arena". Galaxy's Edge, Issue 53.
• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekpeki (2022). "Destiny Delayed". Asimov's Science Fiction, May-June 2022.

Novellas

• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekepki (2020). Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon in Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora. Auriela Leo.

Anthologies

• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekpeki, ed. (2022). Bridging Worlds: Global Conversations on Creating Pan-African Speculative Literature in a Pandemic. Jembefola Press.
• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekpeki, ed. (2021). The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction (2021). Jembefola Press.
• Oghenechovwe Donald, Ekpeki; Knight, Zelda, eds. (2020). Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora. Aurelia Leo.
• Thomas, Sheree Renée; Ekpeki, Oghenechovwe Donald; Knight, Zelda, eds. (2022). Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction. New York: Tordotcom.

References

External links

• Official website
• Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki on Twitter

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