2019 Nommo Awards Winners

Best Novel

• WINNER: Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi (Grove)

• Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt)
• Knucklebone, Nechama Brodie (Pan Macmillan)
• A Spy in Time, Imraan Coovadia (Rare Bird)
• The Strange, Masha du Toit (self-published)
• Empty Monsters, Cat Hellisen (self-published)

Best Novella

• WINNER: The Firebird, Nerine Dorman (self-published)

• Neid-Fire, Caldon Mull (self-published)
• Binti: The Night Masquerade, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
• “Hard Mary”, Sofia Samatar (Lightspeed 9/18)

Best Short Story

• WINNER: “The Witching Hour”, Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald (Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores 4/18)

• “Memento Mori”, Tiah Marie Beautement (Omenana 8/18)
• “Njuzu”, T.L. Huchu (AfroSFv3)
• “Brand New Ways (to lose you over and over and over again)”, Blaize Kaye (Omenana 8/18)
• “Origami Angels”, Derek Lubangakene (Omenana 4/18)
• “The Luminal Frontier”, Biram Mboob (AfroSFv3)
• “The Girl Who Stared at Mars”, Cristy Zinn (AfroSFv3)

Best Comic/Graphic Novel

• WINNER: Shuri: The Search for Black Panther, Nnedi Okorafor & Leonardo Romero (Marvel)

• Akissi: Tales of Mischief, Marguerite Abouet,  Mathieu Sapin, Judith Taboy & Marie Bédrune (Flying Eye)
• Karmzah: The Unleashing, Farida Bedwei & Ravi Allotey (Leti Arts)
• Eru, Tobe Max Ezeogu & Oz Ezeogu (Comic Republic)
• Tàtàshé, Cassandra Mark & Tobe Max Ezeogu (Comic Republic)
• Kwezi, Loyiso Mkize, Mohale Mashigo & Clyde Beech (New Africa)
• Shaka Rising, Luke W. Molver (StoryPress Africa)
• Black Panther: Long Live the King, Nnedi Okorafor, André Araújo, Mario Del Pennino, Tana Ford & Aaron Covington (Marvel)
• Malika: Warrior Queen, Part Two, Roye Okupe, Chima Kalu (YouNeek)
• Under the Sun, Austine Osas, Abiodun Awodele & Yusuf Temitope (Pedacomics)
• Rovik, Yvonne Wanyoike, Kendi Mberia & Salim Busuru (Vibondu)