2021 Emeka Walter Dinjos Award Finalists

Disabled Writers Category

• “Sonskins”, Dare Segun Falowo (Baffling 1/1/21)
• “So Your Grandmother Is a Starship Now: A Quick Guide for the Bewildered”, Marissa Lingen (Nature 2/24/21)
• “Echoes of a Broken Mind”, Christine Lucas (Future SF 12/22/21)
• “Treatment Plan”, Seanan McGuire (Vital)
• “Cannibalism in the Inhuman Age”, Jaye Viner (Drabblecast 3/4/21)

Disability Representing Works Category

• “The Algorithm Will See You Now”, Justin C. Key (Vital)
• “The Loneliness of Former Constellations”, P.H. Low (Strange Horizons 8/9/21)
• “The Steel Magnolia Metaphor”, Jennifer Lee Rossman (Escape Pod 5/7/21)
• “The Code for Everything”, McKinley Valentine (Fantasy 3/1/21)
• “Long Drop”, Tabatha Wood (Seeds)

Winners will be announced “in the first quarter of January 2023.” Ekpeki was assisted by Mazi Nwonwu of Omenana, Lezli Robyn of Galaxy’s Edge, ML Clark, and Ross Showalter. For more information, see Ekpeki’s website.

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