Nnedi Okorafor (She/Her)

Colleen Durkin

Nnedi Okorafor is the author of multiple award-winning and New York Times bestsellers. Her latest book is "Death of the Author." She has won every major prize in speculative fiction, including the World Fantasy, Nebula and Eisner Awards, multiple Hugo Awards, and the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Born in Cincinnati to Igbo Nigerian immigrant parents, she now resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with her daughter, Anyaugo.

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Awards: Hugo Award, Nebula Award, MacMillan Writer's Prize; Tiptree Honor; World Fantasy Award; Eisner Award; Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa

Communities: Arizona Author, African American

Darker Side of Artistic Pursuits

Join authors Lilliam Rivera, Margarita Montimore and Nnedi Okorafor as they discuss the pursuit of artistic dreams, the complexities of ambition, and the potential costs of success.

Student Union Sabino (Seats 87)  
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Margarita Montimore, Nnedi Okorafor, Lilliam Rivera
Moderator: Anne Gardner

Worlds Beyond: Reimagining Reality

Journey with 'Pemi Aguda, Mateo Askaripour and Nnedi Okorafor as they craft alternate realities … blending the supernatural, futuristic, and speculative to challenge societal norms and inspire new ways of seeing our world.

Modern Languages Room 350 (Seats 318, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)  

Panelists: 'Pemi Aguda, Mateo Askaripour, Nnedi Okorafor
Moderator: Jessica Braithwaite

Books:

Death of the Author

Fiction / Literature
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2025
ISBN 9780063391147
448 pages

She Who Knows

Fiction / Literature
Astra Publishing House
August 2024
ISBN 9780756418953
176 pages