Chikodili Emelumadu is a British and Nigerian speculative fiction writer.

Biography

She was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire and raised in Nigeria.[1][2] Her short story "Candy Girl" was shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Awards (2015).[3] Her work has also been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing (2017 for "Bush Baby"[4] and 2020 for "What to do when your child brings home a Mami Wata"[5]), and a Nommo award (2020).[6] In 2019, she won the inaugural Curtis Brown First Novel prize for her novel Dazzling.[7] She also served as juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards in 2018 and 2020.[8]

References

  1. ^ "The Shortlist".
  2. ^ U.K, Geoff Ryman Issue: 100 African Writers of SFF-Part Two: Writers in the (1 March 2017). "Chikodili Emelumadu". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 3 January 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Candy Girl | Apex Magazine". 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "An Interview with Chikodili Emelumadu - Caine Prize Shortlist".
  5. ^ "BBC World Service - Focus on Africa, Caine Prize 2020: Nigerian writer Chikodili Emelumadu".
  6. ^ "Nommo 2020: Short Story Nominations - African Speculative Fiction Society". www.africansfs.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Announcing the winner of the inaugural Curtis Brown First Novel Prize". 10 October 2019.
  8. ^ "The Shirley Jackson Awards » Jurors, Advisory Board, & Board of Directors".


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