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praised the scope of the anthology, as well as the individual quality of its collected short stories. Deeming had particular praise for Ono's "Unclean", on account of its portrayal of patriarchy and the conflict between native beliefs and Christianity.
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Zelda Knight, had the idea for an anthology of speculative fiction that centered Black experiences. After surviving a grease fire that left her and her family scarred, she wanted to start a project which represented
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Individual stories published in the anthology were also nominated for awards and subsequently republished. Ekpeki's "Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon" was nominated for a
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The anthology consists of thirteen works, including short stories, poems and novellas. Nine of the stories were originally published in
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themes, and its "re-interpretation of colonialist tropes such as vampires and AI." Moore compared it to
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Christianity, Blackness, Womanhood". While recovering from flash burns, she read about the historical
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August 2020, Gautam BhatiaBy: Ekpeki Oghenechovwe DonaldBy: Zelda Knight Issue: 24 (2020-08-24).
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for Best Short Fiction. "A Mastery of German" by Marian Denise Moore was republished in
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In an interview from September 2020, Ekpeki and Knight confirmed that Volume 2 of
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for "Best Anthology" in 2021. It was nominated for "Best Anthology" at the 2021
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The anthology received mostly positive reviews from critics. Fiona Moore of the
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gave the anthology a positive review, particularly for its handling of
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was in development, and would include both new and returning writers.
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The anthology received several awards and nominations. It won the
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Moreno-Garcia, Silvia; Tidhar, Lavie (May 14, 2021).
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Index


Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Zelda Knight
Speculative fiction
poetry
anthology
ISBN
9781946024886
speculative fiction
anthology
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Zelda Knight
Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due
Dilman Dila
Eugen Bacon
Nuzo Onoh
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Michael Boatman
Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
pen name
The 1619 Project
British Science Fiction Association
Afrocentric
Afrofuturist
So Long Been Dreaming
Den of Geek
British Fantasy Society
British Fantasy Award

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