Nnedi Okorafor
— Note: Publications prior to 2010 were bylined Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu—
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Major Awards: 6
Locus Awards: 3
Other Awards: 4
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 59
— Career and Special Awards —
Science Fiction Hall of Fame — selected by Science Fiction Museum and advisors
2024:
— creator — winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(7 nominations; 2 wins)
2026:
Death of the Author (Morrow; Gollancz)
novel — nomination
2026:
The Space Cat (by written by NO, art by Tana Ford) (First Second)
graphic story or comic — nomination
2020:
LaGuardia (by written by NO, illustrated by Tana Ford, colors by James Devlin) (Berger Books/Dark Horse)
graphic story — winner
2019:
Binti: The Night Masquerade (Tor.com)
novella — nomination
2019:
Black Panther: Long Live the King (issues 1-3) (by written by NO & Aaron Covington, illustrated by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino, Tana Ford) (Marvel)
graphic story — nomination
2018:
Binti: Home (Tor.com)
novella — nomination
2016:
Binti (Tor.com)
novella — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2026:
Death of the Author (Morrow; Gollancz)
novel — nomination
2016:
Binti (Tor.com)
novella — winner
2011:
Who Fears Death (DAW)
novel — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2011:
Who Fears Death (DAW)
novel — winner
Andre Norton Award — for YA SF/F works, presented by SFWA in parallel with the Nebula Awards
(2 nominations)
2012:
Akata Witch (Viking Juvenile)
finalist
2008:
The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion/Jump at the Sun)
finalist
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2016:
The Book of Phoenix (Hodder & Stoughton)
shortlist
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(2 nominations)
2019:
Binti: The Night Masquerade (Tor.com)
novella — nomination
2016:
Binti (Tor.com)
novella — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(2 nominations)
2016:
Binti (Tor.com)
short story — nomination
2015:
Lagoon (Hodder)
novel — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination)
2022:
Akata Woman (Viking)
YA/middle grade novel — nomination
Lodestar Award — for YA SF/F works, presented by Worldcon in parallel with the Hugo Awards
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
2023:
Akata Woman (Viking)
winner
2018:
Akata Warrior (Viking)
winner
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
2005:
“The Magical Negro” (Dark Matter: Reading the Bones)
shortlist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(23 nominations; 3 wins)
2026:
Death of the Author (Morrow; Gollancz)
sf novel — winner
2026:
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 (NO & John Joseph Adams, eds.) (Mariner)
anthology — 2nd place
2026:
The Space Cat (by NO, art by Tana Ford) (First Second)
illustrated and art book — winner
2025:
She Who Knows (DAW)
novella — 9th place
2024:
“Stones” (Clarkesworld Sep 2023)
short story — 6th place
2022:
Noor (DAW)
sf novel — 5th place
2022:
Remote Control (Tordotcom)
novella — 5th place
2022:
“The Black Pages” (Black Stars)
novelette — 5th place
2022:
After the Rain (by NO, adapted by John Jennings, illustrated by David Brame) (Abrams ComicArts/Megascope)
illustrated and art book — 2nd place
2020:
“Binti: Sacred Fire” (Binti: The Complete Trilogy)
novelette — 3rd place
2020:
Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected (Simon & Schuster/TED)
nonfiction — 6th place
2019:
“Mother of Invention” (Future Tense)
short story — 10th place
2018:
Akata Warrior (Viking)
young adult book — winner
2018:
Binti: Home (Tor.com)
novella — 2nd place
2017:
“Afrofuturist 419” (Clarkesworld Nov 2016)
short story — 10th place
2016:
Binti (Tor.com)
novella — 3rd place
2015:
Lagoon (Hodder)
sf novel — 7th place
2014:
Kabu Kabu (Prime)
collection — 4th place
2012:
Akata Witch (Viking)
young adult book — 3rd place
2012:
“The Book of Phoenix (Excerpted from The Great Book)” (Clarkesworld Mar 2011)
novelette — 9th place
2011:
Who Fears Death (DAW)
fantasy novel — 5th place
2008:
The Shadow Speaker (Houghton Mifflin)
young adult book — 7th place
2006:
Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin)
first novel — 12th place
— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
2012:
Who Fears Death
Kindred Award winner — winner
2008:
The Shadow Speaker
Parallax Award winner — winner
2006:
Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin)
Parallax Award shortlist
2006:
Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin)
Kindred Award shortlist
Golden Duck Awards — for children's and YA SF books, juried
(1 nomination)
2008:
The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion)
Hal Clement Award (young adult) — nomination
Ignotus Awards — for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2019:
Binti
foreign short story — winner
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(3 nominations)
2015:
Lagoon (Hodder & Stoughton)
honor list
2011:
Who Fears Death (DAW)
honor list
2008:
The Shadow Speaker (Hyperion)
honor list
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2016:
The Book of Phoenix (DAW)
finalist
Kurd Lasswitz Preis — for SF works published in Germany, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2018:
The Book of Phoenix
foreign novel — winner
The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2015:
Lagoon (Hodder & Stoughton)
Red Tentacle (novel) — nomination
WSFA Small Press Award — for short fiction from small press publications, voted by member of Washington SF Assn
(1 nomination)
2009:
“Spider the Artist” (Seeds of Change)
shortlist — nomination
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