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An exceptional day at the Worldbuilding Africa’s Futures workshop at the University of Lagos in November 2025. Nommo Award winners and nominees, writers, researchers, scientists, policy thinkers, and students came together in one room, and the result was nothing short of electric.
This cross-disciplinary event was hosted by the ASFS and is a continuation of our partner initiative Applied African SF with Imperial College London.
From opening reflections from ASFS on how stories, technology, and nature shape every part of our world, to the deep dives into scientific worldbuilding and de-risking research through fiction, we explored how stories reveal what data alone can’t: our assumptions, our hopes, our blind spots, and the futures we dare to imagine.
Find out more about our Applied African SF partnership here.
Read our latest stories
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2025 Nommo Award Winners announced at Aké Arts and Book Festival
Lagos, Nigeria/ London, UK – The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Nommo Awards, revealed yesterday during the Opening Ceremony of the prestigious Aké Arts and Book Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. The ceremony brought together an international audience of writers, readers, artists, and cultural leaders to celebrate … Read more
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Why 2025 is a Landmark Year for African Speculative Fiction
Celebrating the 2025 Nommo Awards Shortlist Over the past decade, African speculative fiction has moved from the margins of global publishing to one of the most exciting, inventive, and widely discussed genres in literature. What began as scattered clusters of writers building worlds from Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cairo, Accra, Kampala, and across the diaspora has … Read more
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Worldbuilding Africa’s Future: Exploring Science, Storytelling, and Imagination at the University of Lagos
On November 19, 2025, The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) as part of the Applied African SF programme and in partnership with the Aké Arts and Book Festival will host a one-day workshop titled “Worldbuilding Africa’s Future” at the Café One, University of Lagos Bookshop Building, Yaba, Lagos. The event brings together writers, scientists, and creative thinkers to explore how … Read more
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2025 Nommo Awards Shortlist Announced at Seattle Worldcon
Seattle, WA – The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) proudly announced the 2025 Nommo Awards Shortlist during Seattle Worldcon, in an online panel themed “Celebrating the Future: African Speculative Fiction Today.” The Nommo Awards, now in their eighth year, honour excellence in speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, and horror — by African writers. The shortlist spans four … Read more
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The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) Incorporates as a CIC and Opens Voting for the 2025 Nommo Awards
London, UK – The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) is proud to announce its formal registration as a Community Interest Company (CIC) in the United Kingdom, marking a significant step in the organisation’s growth and sustainability. Founded in 2016, the ASFS brings together writers, artists, editors, and publishers of African speculative fiction-spanning science fiction, fantasy, and … Read more
