The Africa Risen anthology, edited by I, Sheree Renee Thomas and Zelda Knight is a nominee in the 54th NAACP Image Awards, Outstanding Literary Work – fiction. You can see the full list of nominees here The anthology, published by Tordotcom, got a starred review from Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and additional reviews from LibraryContinue reading “NAACP Image Award nomination”
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My 2022 Editing/Publishing Year In Review
I started the year, literally from the first day, embroiled in a grueling battle with publishing giant Amazon KDP, after they illegally kicked down work published by my small press Jembefola Press, and seized the proceeds of those sales, going in $2000. After a massive, social media campaign, the likes of which I’d repeat laterContinue reading “My 2022 Editing/Publishing Year In Review”
Bridging Worlds: Global Conversations On Creating Pan-African Speculative Literature In a Pandemic
The Bridging Worlds non-fiction anthology examines the difficulties Black people and African writers faced in the 2020 pandemic-lockdown breakout year and how they navigated them. Bridging Worlds seeks to explore the threads and lines that connect us as we navigated this singular yet multifaceted experience, and show that connection in the various non-fiction pieces writtenContinue reading “Bridging Worlds: Global Conversations On Creating Pan-African Speculative Literature In a Pandemic”
Reprints Are Not Inferior To Original Works & Neither Is The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction Anthology
Last week I came across a blog post being peddled on social media, a Hugo best editor short form finalist ranking by a faceless group. I opened the list to find myself at the bottom of the ranking, for the reasons of having “merely” and “only” edited a reprint anthology, which they considered inferior andContinue reading “Reprints Are Not Inferior To Original Works & Neither Is The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction Anthology”
Africa Risen Starred Review on Publisher’s Weekly
So earlier this week, the Africa Risen anthology by myself, Sheree Renée Thomas and Zelda Knight got its first review. The review will be my first Publisher’s Weekly starred review and also likely the first PW started review by an African edited speculative fiction anthology. You can see it here on Publishers Weekly, and pre-orderContinue reading “Africa Risen Starred Review on Publisher’s Weekly”
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki 