Chinelo Onwualu is a Nigerian editor and a

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writer. She is the co-founder and previous editor-in-chief of ''

Omenana Magazine ''Omenana Magazine'' is a speculative fiction online magazine that publishes stories by writers from Africa and the African diaspora. It is edited and published by Fred Chiagozie Nwonwu. It was founded in 2014 by Fred Chiagozie Nwonwu and Chinel ...

''. She is also co-editor at ''Anathema Magazine''.

Early life and career

Onwualu was born in Nigeria. She co-founded ''

'' with

Mazi Nwonwu Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu who writes under the pen name Mazi Nwonwu is a Nigerian writer, curator and editor. He is the co-founder and managing editor of ''Omenana Magazine''. In 2017, he was listed as one of the most powerful persons in the media sp ...

. She is currently the nonfiction editor of ''Anathema Magazine'' and a staff writer at '' NPR''. Her works has appeared at ''

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'', '' Slate Magazine'' and '' Strange Horizons''. She is a contributor in the ''New Sun''

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which has gathered positive reviews.

Awards and honours

She was a nominee of the

Nommo Award The Nommo Award is a literary award presented by ''The African Speculative Fiction Society''. The award is named after the Nommo. The awards recognize works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as "science fiction, fantasy, stories of magi ...

British Science Fiction Award The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) to honour works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members. More recently, m ...

, and Short Story Day Africa Award. She is a finalist for the 2021

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for the Community Award category with Andrew Wilmot. Her short story "What The Dead Man Said" was listed as among the five post-A apocalyptic and dystopian stories by African authors by '' Tor.com''. She was among the author's that attended the Houston book event of 2021. Her short Science fiction "What The Dead Man Said" was selected as one of the Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2019 by ''

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''.The best science fiction and fantasy of 2019 - The Washington Post
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References

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