Wole Talabi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oluwole Talabi Warri, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | The Alchemist[1] |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable work | Wednesday Story |
Wole Talabi is a Nigerian author of speculative fiction and editor.[1][2][3][4] The Scientific American described him as an author who "...blends transhumanism and the Turing test".[5]
He is considered to be among the Third Generation of Nigerian Writers.[6]
Awards and recognition
- Winner of ROSL Readers' Award in Caine Prize For African Writing.[7][8]
- Nominated for 2021 Locus Award for Best Anthology.[9]
- Winner for 2018 Nommo Award for Best Speculative fiction short story.[10]
- Finalist for Baen Books' 2022 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award.[11]
- Winner for 2022 Sidewise Award for Alternate History best short-form story.[12]
Bibliography
Novels
- Shigidi: and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023)
Anthologies
- Incomplete Solutions (2019)
- Anthologies
- Lights Out: Resurrection (2016)
- Africanfuturism: An Anthology (2020)
Short Fiction
- Zombies (2013)
- Crocodile Ark (2014)
- Eye (2015)
- A Short History of Migration in Five Fragments of You (2015)
- Nested (2016)
- Wednesday's Story (2016)
- If They Can Learn (2016)
- Necessary and Sufficient Conditions (2016)
- I, Shigidi (2016)
- The Last Lagosian (2016)
- Home Is Where My Mother's Heart Is Buried (2017)
- Nneoma (2017)
- The Regression Test (2017)
- The Harmonic Resonance of Ejiro Anaborhi (2018)
- Drift-Flux (2018)
- When We Dream We Are Our God (2019)
- Incompleteness Theories (2019)
- Abeokuta52 (2019)
- Tends to Zero (2019)
- Comments on Your Provisional Patent Application for An Eternal Spirit Core (2021)
- An Arc of Electric Skin (2021)
References
- 1 2 Ryman, Geoff (February 7, 2019). "Wole Talabi: 100 AFRICAN WRITERS OF SFF – PART THIRTEEN: THE TRAVELERS". Strange Horizons. No. 100. Lagos. p. 13. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ Yant, Chriatie (May 2016). "Author Spotlight: Wole Talabi". Non-fiction. Lightspeed Magazine. No. 72 (first ed.). Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ Walton, Jo Lindsay (April 29, 2020). ""The big idea": An interview with Wole Talabi". Vector. No. 289. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ Moreno-Garcia, Silvia; Tidhar, Lavie (May 21, 2021). "A magical selection of African speculative fiction". Borneo Bulletin Online. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ Brady, Amy (July 1, 2021). "Exploring Black Sci-Fi, Learning through Color, the Cost of Cooling, and Other New Books". Scientific American. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ Umezurike, Chukwuebuka (January 23, 2022). "New Nigerian Literature Unsung Heroes". ThisDay Newspaper. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ↑ Brierley, Mark (2018). "WOLE TALABI WINS ROSL READERS' AWARD IN CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING". Royal Over-Seas League. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ Report, Agency (May 16, 2018). "Three Nigerians shortlisted for 2018 Caine Prize". Premium Times. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ↑ Templeton, Molly (June 26, 2021). "Announcing the 2021 Locus Awards Winners". Tor.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ Alumona, Kingsley (November 24, 2018). "Talabi and Onyebuchi bag 2018 Nommo Awards". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ↑ Korsgaard, Sean CW (March 8, 2022). "2022 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award Finalists Announced". Baen. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Sidewise Award Winners". Locus. October 27, 2023.
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