Welcome to our page showcasing the shortlisted Novels, Novellas, Graphic Novels, and Short Story for the 2025 Nommo Awards for the Best in African Speculative Fiction by an African.These works represent some of the boldest, most visionary storytelling across the continent and the diaspora. These are stories that challenge, illuminate, unsettle, and inspire.
The Nommo Awards:
Championing African Futures Through Story
Explore all previous Nommo Award winners since its launch in 2017.
Shigdi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
by Wole Talabi
Undulation
by Stephen Embleton
Grimm’s Assistant
by Mamode Ogbewele and artist Chigozie Amadi
A Name is a Plea and a Prophecy
by Gabrielle Emem Harry
The Library of the Dead
by T. L. Huchu
Remote Control
by Nnedi Okorafor
Iyanu: Child of Wonder Vol 2
by Roye Okupe (creator/writer), Godwin Akpan (illustrator)
Masquerade Season
by Pemi Aguada
The Death of Vivek Oki
by Akwaeke Emezi
Ife-Iyoku: The Tale of Imadeyunuagbon
by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Moongirls
by Nana Akosua Hanson (writer) and AnimaxFYB Studios (art)
Rat and Finch
by Innocent Chizaram Ilo
Behind our Irises
by Tlotlo Tsamaase
David Mogo, Godhunter
by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Incompleteness Theories
by Wole Talabi
Moongirls
by Nana Akosua Hanson (writer) and AnimaxFYB Studios (art)
Tiny Bravery
by Ada Nnadi
‘Sin Eater’
by Chikodili Emelumadu
Freshwater
by Akwaeke Emezi
The Fire Bird
by Nerine Dorman
Shuri
by Nnedi Okorafor
The Witching Hour
by Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald
Beasts Made of Night
by Tochi Onyebuchi
The Murders of Molly Southbourne
by Tade Thompson
Lake of Tears
by Kobe Afei and Setor Fiadzigbey
The Regression Test
by Wole Talabi
Rosewater
by Tade Thompson
Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
The Chronic -The Corpse
Exhibition (April 2016)
by Various writers and artists ed. Ntone Edjabe.
Who will Greet You at Home
by Lesley Nneka Arimah
The Marriage Plot
by Tendai Huchu
