Sidewise Award for Alternate History
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Wole Talabi
ウォレ・タラビ
Wole Talabi
Aliases:
Oluwole Talabi / The Alchemist
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1986-02-28 （Warri, Delta State, Nigeria）
- Nationality
- Nigerian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Warri, Delta State, Nigeria → Benin, Nigeria
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction writer, engineer, editor
- Active Years
- 2013-
- Affiliations
- African Speculative Fiction Society
- Memberships
- African Speculative Fiction Society (founding charter member)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obafemi Awolowo University | — | Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | — | Nigeria |
| Imperial College London | — | — | Master's | — | United Kingdom |
Obafemi Awolowo University
Chemical Engineering
Degree:
Bachelor's
Country:
Nigeria
Imperial College London
Degree:
Master's
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nommo Award | The Regression Test | Best Short Story | African Speculative Fiction Society | Won |
| 2020 | Nommo Award | Incompleteness Theories | Best Novella | African Speculative Fiction Society | Won |
| 2021 | Locus Award | Africanfuturism: An Anthology | Best Anthology | — | Finalist |
| 2022 | Sidewise Award | A Dream of Electric Mothers | Short Form | — | Won |
| 2024 | Nommo Award | Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon | Best Novel | African Speculative Fiction Society | Won |
Nommo Award
2018
Work:
The Regression Test
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
African Speculative Fiction Society
Result:
Won
Nommo Award
2020
Work:
Incompleteness Theories
Category:
Best Novella
Organization:
African Speculative Fiction Society
Result:
Won
Locus Award
2021
Work:
Africanfuturism: An Anthology
Category:
Best Anthology
Result:
Finalist
Sidewise Award
2022
Work:
A Dream of Electric Mothers
Category:
Short Form
Result:
Won
Nommo Award
2024
Work:
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
African Speculative Fiction Society
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
2023 Speculative FictionShigidi, a Yoruba god of nightmares, teams up with his succubus lover Nneoma to steal the brass head of Obalufon from the British Museum to escape his dead-end job.
capitalismcolonialismmythologyromance
Incomplete Solutions
2019 Short Story CollectionFirst collection of short stories spanning five years, exploring speculative genres, choice, identity, and Nigerian perspectives.
choiceidentityNigerian culture
Africanfuturism: An Anthology
2020 AnthologyAnthology of Africanfuturism stories.
Africanfuturism
Bibliography
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023)
- Incomplete Solutions (2019)
- Convergence Problems (2024)
- Lights Out: Resurrection (2016)
- Africanfuturism: An Anthology (2020)
- Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- speculative fictionembedded Nigerian culturegenre-blending
- Recurring Motifs
- choice and identitytranshumanismAfrican perspectives
Legacy
Among the Third Generation of Nigerian Writers, promoter of African speculative fiction, multiple Nommo Award winner.
Trivia
- Married Rocío Vizuete Fernandez in Madrid, Spain in 2023.
- After third Nommo win in 2024, announced declining future nominations to make way for new writers.