Akwaeke Emezi

Overview:

  • Legal Name: Emezi, Akwaeke
  • Place of Birth: Umuahia, Nigeria
  • Date of Birth: June 6, 1987

Titles:

Novels

Reviews

Short Fiction

Awards

  • 2019. Freshwater - Nommo Awards for African Speculative Fiction, Best Novel (Win)
  • 2019. Freshwater - James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award, Gender-bending SF (Win)
  • 2019. Pet - Carl Brandon Society Award, Carl Brandon Parallax Award (Win)
  • 2019. Pet - James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award, Gender-bending SF (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 2020. Pet - Locus Poll Award, Best Young Adult Book (Nomination)
  • 2020. Pet - Ignyte Award, Best Novel - YA (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 2020. Pet - Nommo Awards for African Speculative Fiction, Best Novel (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 2020. Pet - Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, Best Young Adult Book (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 2021. Pet - Carnegie Medal for Writing, Carnegie Medal (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 2023. Bitter - Locus Poll Award, Best Young Adult Book (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 2023. Bitter - Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, Best Young Adult Book (Nomination below cutoff)

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