Chikodili Emelumadu Explained

Chikodili Emelumadu is a British 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Shortlist.
  2. Web site: U.K. Geoff Ryman Issue: 100 African Writers of SFF-Part Two: Writers in the. 2017-03-01. Chikodili Emelumadu. 2021-01-03. Strange Horizons. en.
  3. Web site: Candy Girl | Apex Magazine. 4 November 2014.
  4. Web site: An Interview with Chikodili Emelumadu - Caine Prize Shortlist.
  5. Web site: BBC World Service - Focus on Africa, Caine Prize 2020: Nigerian writer Chikodili Emelumadu.
  6. Web site: Nommo 2020: Short Story Nominations - African Speculative Fiction Society . www.africansfs.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200527202631/http://www.africansfs.com/nommos/nominationresults2020shortlist/nommoshortstory2020 . 2020-05-27.
  7. Web site: Announcing the winner of the inaugural Curtis Brown First Novel Prize. 10 October 2019.
  8. Web site: The Shirley Jackson Awards ยป Jurors, Advisory Board, & Board of Directors.

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