Wole Talabi Explained

Wole Talabi
Birth Name:Oluwole Talabi
Birth Date:28 February 1986
Birth Place:Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Other Names:The Alchemist
Occupation:Author, editor
Notable Works: (2020), Shigidi: and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023)

Oluwole Talabi (born 28 February 1986) is a Nigerian science fiction writer, engineer, and editor,[1] [2] [3] who is considered among the Third Generation of Nigerian Writers.[4]

Early life and background

Wole was raised in Warri, Delta, a city in southern Nigeria, where his father was a chemical engineer, before later moving to Benin. [1]

His works include an amount of short stories; the anthologies These Words Expose Us: An Anthology (2014), Lights Out: Resurrection (2016), (2020); his collections, Incomplete Solutions (2019) and Convergence Problems (2024); and the debut novel Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023). He was described in Scientific American as "an author who blends transhumanism and the Turing test".[5]

He married Rocío Vizuete Fernandez in 2023 at Madrid, Spain.[6]

Awards and recognition

After winning his third Nommo Award in 2024, and having won on all three prose categories, he announced that he would decline any future nominations to clear the field for new writers.[14] [15]

Bibliography

Novels

Collections

Anthologies

Short Fiction

Notes and References

  1. Ryman . Geoff . Geoff Ryman . 7 February 2019 . Wole Talabi: 100 AFRICAN WRITERS OF SFF – PART THIRTEEN: THE TRAVELERS . limited . . Lagos . 13 . 100 . 1 October 2021.
  2. "The big idea": An interview with Wole Talabi . Jo Lindsay . Walton . Jo Walton . 29 April 2020 . 1 October 2021 . . 289.
  3. News: Silvia . Moreno-Garcia . Lavie . Tidhar . 21 May 2021 . A magical selection of African speculative fiction . 1 October 2021 . . en-US.
  4. News: New Nigerian Literature Unsung Heroes . Chukwuebuka . Umezurike . 23 January 2022 . . 23 January 2022.
  5. News: Exploring Black Sci-Fi, Learning through Color, the Cost of Cooling, and Other New Books . Brady, Amy . 1 July 2021 . . 1 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Nigerian Speculative Fiction Author Wole Talabi Ties the Knot in Beautiful Summer Wedding. Brittle Paper. Ghosh. Kuhelika. 25 August 2023. 13 April 2024.
  7. Web site: WOLE TALABI WINS ROSL READERS' AWARD IN CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING . Mark . Brierley . 2018 . 1 October 2021 . Royal Over-Seas League.
  8. Web site: 16 May 2018 . Three Nigerians shortlisted for 2018 Caine Prize . Report, Agency . 10 October 2021 . . en-ng.
  9. Web site: Templeton . Molly . 26 June 2021 . Announcing the 2021 Locus Awards Winners . 1 October 2021 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: 24 November 2018 . Talabi and Onyebuchi bag 2018 Nommo Awards . Alumona, Kingsley . 1 October 2021 . . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Korsgaard . Sean CW . 8 March 2022 . 2022 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award Finalists Announced . 9 March 2022 . Baen . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022 Sidewise Award Winners . Locus . 27 October 2023.
  13. Web site: https://www.africansfs.com/nommo-awards/2024-nommo-awards-winners. 7th Nommo Award winners at Worldcon 2024. africansf.com. 10 August 2024.
  14. Web site: 2024 Nommo Awards. 10 August 2024.
  15. Web site: Drink And Drop The Cup: My Nommo Award Acceptance Speech, Or Something Like It.. 14 August 2024.

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