Photo by Anyaugo Okorafor.
Nnedi Okorafur.
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Nnedi Okorafor — the global leader of Africanfuturism, and an international literary superstar — is an award-winning novelist of science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism for adults and children. Among her many works are the Binti trilogy, the Akata Witch books (both optioned for the screen), and her latest, Death of the Author, which George R.R. Martin calls, "Her best work yet... about fame, culture, the power of story, the writer’s life... and robots.” She is the author of Black Panther: Long Live the King, and she authored the spinoff graphic novel, Wakanda Forever, which became a Hollywood blockbuster. Okorafor is the winner of the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, and Lodestar Awards. She holds a PhD in Literature, two Master’s Degrees (Journalism and Literature) and lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her daughter Anyaugo. Learn more at nnedi.com.
Supported by the Belknap Fund in the Humanities Council and co-sponsored by The Africa World Initiative and the Program in African Studies.
