Ekpeki’s debut novel acquired by publisher of H.G. Wells, Jules Vernes, Heinlein & G.R.R. Martin
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My Agents And Representation.
I’m now represented for film/TV/media by Vince Gerardis of Starling Inc, the producer of Game of Thrones, House of The Dragon, the forthcoming Elden Ring movie, and others. He also reps GRR Martin, Larry Niven, Joe Haldeman, , Robert Silverberg, Robert J Sawyer, the Heinlein, Sturgeon estates, and others. My literary agent is Trident MediaContinue reading “My Agents And Representation.”
My O’Shaughnessy Fellowship Application results
I applied for the O’Shaughnessy fellowship earlier this year, something I did casually, prompted by a friend. The fellowship awards $100,000 for endeavors it deems worthy. I proceeded to the next stage where I did an interview and after a looong time of waiting I was informed I wasn’t selected, but made the top 5%Continue reading “My O’Shaughnessy Fellowship Application results”
2025 British Fantasy Award shortlisted
So the Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2023 anthology, edited by I & Chinaza Eziaghighala is a British Fantasy award finalist for best anthology. Congrats to us and all the amazing folks that make up & contributed to making this amazing book, and thanks to all who supported it. 🥰🤩🥳 To our authors Nalo Hopkinson,Continue reading “2025 British Fantasy Award shortlisted”
Yemoja’s Tears: An Anthology of Water, Bodies, & Bodies of Water
Yemoja’s Tears: An Anthology of Water, Bodies, & Bodies of Water is a charity anthology aiming to draw attention to water scarcity, drought, flooding, forest fires, climate change & related issues round the world. It’s proceeds will go to Wateraid Water For People Baitulmaal. You can see it’s toc below It was published by theContinue reading “Yemoja’s Tears: An Anthology of Water, Bodies, & Bodies of Water”
Walter Dinjos Disability Award Winners
Announcing the winners of the inaugural edition of the Emeka Walter Dinjos Memorial Award For Disability In Speculative Fiction The finalists were announced in Dec 2022 and the award was meant to be presented in 2023. But unfortunately, immigration issues, incarceration, and subsequent grave illness that nearly claimed my life, delayed it. Disabled Writer CategoryContinue reading “Walter Dinjos Disability Award Winners”
Elected to the SFWA Board
So I was elected to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Board, to serve as Director at Large for the year 2024 and 2025. As far as I know, I’ll be the first African to serve on the board of the SFWA since it was founded in 1965. Looking forward to an amazing and fruitfulContinue reading “Elected to the SFWA Board”
The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction Volume 3 TOC & Recommended Reading List
You can get the paperback here And get the ebook here and on Amazon KDP The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction Volume 3 will be out later this year, in the month of November. It’s edited by myself and guest edited by Chinaza Eziaghighala. It will be published by Caezik Books, of Arc Manor. VolumeContinue reading “The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction Volume 3 TOC & Recommended Reading List”
2024 Nommo Award Finalist
So I was just nominated for the Nommo award for best speculative fiction story by an African. I was nominated in two categories, best short story and best novella. I was nominated for best short story, for Destiny Delayed, published by Asimov’s in 2022. It’s been reprinted in Science Fiction World, China, Apex Magazine, TheContinue reading “2024 Nommo Award Finalist”
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki 