# Nnedi Okorafor

> Nigerian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and comics (born 1974)

**Wikidata**: [Q3877423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3877423)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnedi_Okorafor)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/nnedi-okorafor

## Summary

Nnedi Okorafor was born April 8, 1974, in Cincinnati.[1][2][3][4][5] She holds citizenship in the United States and Nigeria.[5]


## References

1. [Source](https://us.macmillan.com/author/nnediokorafor/)
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. BnF authorities
4. datos.bne.es
5. [Source](https://www.infoguideafrica.com/2019/11/Nnedi-Okorafor.html)
6. Czech National Authority Database
7. [Source](https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/spotlight/profiles-host.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/stories/2016/01/profile_okorafor.detail.html)
8. [Source](https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/13208/nnedi_okorafor)
9. [Source](https://ced.berkeley.edu/events-media/events/a-conversation-with-nnedi-okorafor)
10. [Source](https://nnedi.blogspot.com/2019/10/africanfuturism-defined.html)
11. [Source](http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/winners/)
12. [Source](https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award/best-novella/)
13. [Source](https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2015/)
14. [Source](http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2016-hugo-awards/)
15. [Source](http://nnedi.blogspot.com/2008/11/nnedi-wins-wole-soyinka-prize-for.html)
16. [Source](https://100women.okayafrica.com/literature-articles/2018/2/28/nnedi-okorafor)
17. [Source](https://www.okayafrica.com/nnedi-okorafor-book-cover-whitewashed/)
18. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2018)
19. [Source](https://www.jamesmurua.com/nnedi-okorafor-ebony-flowers-are-eisner-awards-2020-winners/)
20. [Source](http://www.thehugoawards.org/2020/08/2020-hugo-awards-announced/)
21. [Source](https://www.imaginales.fr/prix-litteraires/prix-imaginales/)
22. [Source](https://www.prixdeslibraires.qc.ca/)
23. [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/books/ya-fantasy-diverse-akata-warrior.html)
24. [Source](https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-nnedi-okorafor/)
25. International Standard Name Identifier
26. CiNii Research
27. MusicBrainz
28. Internet Speculative Fiction Database
29. NooSFere
30. FemBio database
31. Open Library
32. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
33. tweet
34. [Source](https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2007-otherwise-award/2007-honor-list)
35. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Nnedi_Okorafor)
36. [Source](https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2018-hugo-awards/)
37. [Source](https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2019-hugo-awards/)
38. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2015)
39. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2016)
40. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2022)
41. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2011)
42. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2012)
43. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2020)
44. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2017)
45. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2019)
46. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_2024)
47. [Source](https://gpi.noosfere.org/gpi-2014/)
48. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/British_SF_Association_Awards_2015)
49. [Source](https://www.sfadb.com/British_SF_Association_Awards_2016)
50. [Source](https://www.clarkeaward.com/#about)