Nnedi Okorafor Becomes First Nigerian To Win Prestigious Hugo Award


We are delighted to share that Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti has just been named a Hugo award winner in the best novella category. The Hugo awards are given annually to highlight the best science fiction works of the previous year. Unlike Binti’s previous Nebula award, the Hugo awards are voted for by members of the World Science Fiction convention. Winners of previous Hugo awards include Ursula K. Le Guin and J.K Rowling.

Binti is a Harrypotter-esque space odyssey about a young girl faced with leaving her family and surviving the dangerous journey to her university in the galaxy. Here is one reviewer’s description:

“Binti is utterly captivating… [and] shows that one girl can change the course of the galaxy.” ―Michaela Gray, Geek Syndicate



Amongst the diverse winners last night was Hao Jingfang, author of Folding Beijing, who became the second Chinese writer to win a Hugo Award.
Asked on NPR a couple of days ago about the push-back by some writer groups against multi-cultural stories in the Hugo Awards, Okorafor responded:

I think that inevitably science fiction and fantasy was going to become more diverse, and I think that certain people kind of react negatively to that because they’ve been used to being in a certain position for so long. And they feel that they’re being moved from the center…when really that is not what’s happening at all. Things are just becoming bigger and more exciting, and they’re included as well. So I think that it’s fear of the unknown. I think these are the last throes of that shift. It’s – these are growing pains.- NPR

Huge congratulations to Nnedi Okorafor for effortlessly toppling multiple decades-old barriers. We can’t wait to read what she writes next!

http://brittlepaper.com/2016/09/nnedi-okorafor-nigerian-win-prestigious-hugo-award/

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From tribe of great minds. Congrats sis!
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Good news

Wow! Let me start writing my own

Awww....
Congratulation to her....
Nice one.... Ftc

Nigerians ar happy winning awards in other country, very gud. d white man has a way of immortalizing his name for a gud course.

do we av tins like:

sole Soyinka literature award

buhari anti corruption award gala/ buns.

peter obi innovative award nite

obasanjo military award

Good luck personality award.

keshi football award.




instead we av:

face of Nigeria pageant

earth Nigeria pageant

miss Nigeria pageant

Queen Nigeria pageant

black face Nigeria pageant

olosho Nigeria pageant

miss fine tune Nigeria pageant.

hmm
Daalụ nne

k

Igbo kwenu!!

Prestigious? Who knows Hugo awards?

Igbos are versatile, we are the best in everything we engage in. Afonjas will like to refer Nnedi as a Nigerian now

[size=15pt]We Are Always Repping.. [/size]



Ada Di'ora Mma Chukwu Gbaa GI Ume

Wow....Impressive

We are delighted to share that [size=30pt]Nnedi Okorafor’s[/size] Binti has just been named a Hugo award winner in the best novella category. The Hugo awards are given annually to highlight the best science fiction works of the previous year. Unlike Binti’s previous Nebula award, the Hugo awards are voted for by members of the World Science Fiction convention. Winners of previous Hugo awards include Ursula K. Le Guin and J.K Rowling.

Igbo Kwenu!!!!!!!!!! kwezunu!!!!!!!!!



Proud to be Igbo.


Afonjas won't like this news but who cares

Neddstark:
Prestigious? Who knows Hugo awards?

Where ve u been to?

Neddstark:
Prestigious? Who knows Hugo awards?

this is why Nigeria is (called) a third world country
so its not a crime if you have knowledge of nothing.
beside, they said if u want to hide something from africans.
u shud put it in d middle page of a book.
but hey c'mon dis is 21st century, the internet is free.

Igbo Kwenu, Afonjas Won't Like This

Neddstark:
Prestigious? Who knows Hugo awards?

Afonjas hater alert

Igbos Are the most mentally emancipated tribe in Africa that's why you see her women competing globally in all facets as well as their men.

Congratulations

Henrypraise:
[s]Nigerians ar happy winning awards in other country, very gud. d white man has a way of immortalizing his name for a gud course.

do we av tins like:

sole Soyinka literature award

buhari anti corruption award gala/ buns.

peter obi innovative award nite

obasanjo military award

Good luck personality award.

keshi football award.




instead we av:

face of Nigeria pageant

earth Nigeria pageant

miss Nigeria pageant

Queen Nigeria pageant

black face Nigeria pageant

olosho Nigeria pageant

miss fine tune Nigeria pageant.[/s]

Afonja and speaking in tongue out of the envy in their blood because the recipient is Igbo. Replace the name with Ademola, and you won't see all these useless distractions...save your advice for a yoruba recipient! Same way, Dangote showed interest in buying Arsenal, Afonja showered praises on him but when Capital Oil Ifeanyi Ubah only advertised his company at West Ham...they entered their afonja mode: why he is advertising in UK? How is this going to help his company? Does he have a business adviser? Lol...but afonja: you showered blessing and encomiums on Dangote for trying to do 10x of what Ifeanyi Ubah did.

BeeBeeOoh:
We Are Always Repping..



Ada Di'ora Mma Chukwu Gbaa GI Ume

For real mehn!!! Una dey repp gan o.. Na so una dey repp naija for drugs-bloodmoney Olympics, always winning gold, silver and bronze at the same time. Una even win platinum sef. Igbo kwenu!!!!!!!

Congrats ooooooo

amstamon:


For real mehn!!! Una dey repp gan o.. Na so una dey repp naija for drugs-bloodmoney Olympics, always winning gold, silver and bronze at the same time. Una even win platinum sef. Igbo kwenu!!!!!!!

What's your tribe let's start from there??

sotall:
k

the spirit of Empty treasury dey ur head ooo, imagine this ur plot of land na only (K) U use secure am. Lol

Henrypraise:
Nigerians ar happy winning awards in other country, very gud. d white man has a way of immortalizing his name for a gud course.

do we av tins like:

sole Soyinka literature award

buhari anti corruption award gala/ buns.

peter obi innovative award nite

obasanjo military award

Good luck personality award.

keshi football award.




instead we av:

face of Nigeria pageant

earth Nigeria pageant

miss Nigeria pageant

Queen Nigeria pageant

black face Nigeria pageant

olosho Nigeria pageant

miss fine tune Nigeria pageant.

Word Bro. I totally get your point. But still you gotta commend the kid for this.

Nkem4040:


Afonja and speaking in tongue out of the envy because the recipient is Igbo. Replace the name with Ademola, and you won't see all these useless distractions...save your advice for a yoruba! Same way, Dangote showed interest in buying Arsenal, Afonja showered praises on him but when Capital Oil Ifeanyi Ubah only advertised his company at West Ham...they entered their afonja mode: why he is advertising in UK? How is this going to help his company? Does he have a business adviser? Lol...but afonja: you showered blessing and encomiums on Dangote for trying to do 10x of what Ifeanyi Ubah did.

m neither Yoruba nor Igbo, stop being paranoid. my comment is devoid of tribal sentiment n bigotry, I don't knw were ur insinuations ar coming from.

but if u still feel pained go get ur own award.

nkem4040 award for d pained.

Henrypraise:

[s]
m neither Yoruba nor Igbo, stop being paranoid. my comment ar devoid of sentiment n bigotry, I don't knw were ur insinuations ar coming from[/s].

If you reply me again, I 'll slap that your afonja scratched tiger face.

Neddstark:
Prestigious? Who knows Hugo awards?

Nobody from your lineage has ever won community stick, more of international accolade.