Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki or Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald is a Nigerian

speculative fiction Speculative fiction is a term that has been used with a variety of (sometimes contradictory) meanings. The broadest interpretation is as a category of fiction encompassing genres with elements that do not exist in reality, recorded history, na ...

writer and editor residing in New York. His fiction and non-fiction have appeared in ''

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 ...

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Tor.com ''Tor.com'' is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine published by Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers. The magazine publishes articles, reviews, original short fiction, re-reads and commentary on speculative fiction. From 20 ...

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Strange Horizons ''Strange Horizons'' is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and nonfiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables. History and profile It was launched in September 2000, and ...

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Uncanny Magazine ''Uncanny Magazine'' is an American science fiction and fantasy online magazine, edited and published by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, based in Urbana, Illinois. Its mascot is a space unicorn. The editors-in-chief, who originally ...

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and more. He is a member of th
African Speculative Fiction Society
SFWA,

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, and Codex Writers Group.

Awards and nominations

, - ! scope="row" , 2019 , "The Witching Hour" , Best short story ,

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 ...

, , , , - ! scope="row" , 2020 , "Ife-Iyoku" , Best short story ,

, , , , - ! scope="row" , 2020 , ''Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon'' , Short fiction ,

British Science Fiction Association 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 ...

, , , , - ! scope="row" , 2020 , '' Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora'' , Best Anthology , This is Horror , , Notes , , - ! scope="row" , 2020 , ''Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon'' , Best Novella ,

Nebula Award The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of profe ...

, , , , - ! scope="row" , 2020 , ''Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon'' , ,

Otherwise Award The Otherwise Award, formerly known as the James Tiptree Jr. Award, is an American annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February 1991 by science f ...

, , , , - ! scope="row" , 2021 , ''Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora'' , Best Anthology ,

Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...

, , Top Ten , , - ! scope="row" , 2021 , ''Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora'' , Best Anthology ,

British Fantasy Award The British Fantasy Awards (BFA) are awarded annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS), first in 1976. Prior to that they were known as The August Derleth Fantasy Awards (see August Derleth Award). First awarded in 1972 (to ''The Knight of S ...

, , , , - ! scope="row" , 2021 , ''Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon'' , Short fiction ,

Theodore Sturgeon Award The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is an annual literary award presented by the Theodore Sturgeon Literary Trust and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best short science fiction story ...

, , , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , "O2 Arena" , Best Novelette ,

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier a ...

, , , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , , Best Editor, Short Form ,

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Bibliography

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Novellas

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