Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an African speculative fiction writer and editor in Nigeria. He won the Nebula award and is a multiple Hugo award finalist. He has also won the Otherwise, Nommo, and British Fantasy awards and has been a finalist in the WFA, Locus, BSFA, BFA & Sturgeon awards. His fiction and nonfiction have…
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Octocon is delighted to announce our next online guest – Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Joining us online from Nigeria is award-winning author and editor Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. He is currently shortlisted for: 2022 Hugo Awards in Best Novelette and Best Editor, Short Form categories 2022 British Fantasy Awards in Best Short Story and Best Anthology categories Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an African speculative fiction writer and editor in Nigeria.…
Octocon is delighted to announce our next online guest – Gillian Polack
Joining us online from Australia is award-winning author and historian, Dr Gillian Polack. Bio: Dr Gillian Polack is an award-winning Australian speculative fiction writer based in Canberra. Her novels are mostly contemporary fantasy, with some science fiction and historical detours. Her most recent novel is The Green Children Help Out. Her 2019 novel, The Year…
Gillian Polack – Online Guest
Dr Gillian Polack is an award-winning Australian speculative fiction writer based in Canberra. Her novels are mostly contemporary fantasy, with some science fiction and historical detours. Her most recent novel is The Green Children Help Out. Her 2019 novel, The Year of the Fruit Cake, won the 2020 Ditmar award. She was the 2020 recipient…
Octocon is delighted to announce our next online guest – Aliette de Bodard
Joining us online from Paris is multiple award winning author Aliette de Bodard, whose latest book, Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances, just came out on June 28th. She is currently shortlisted for 2022 Hugo Awards in Best Novella category for Fireheart Tiger. Bio: Aliette de Bodard lives and works in Paris. She has won three…
Aliette de Bodard – Online Guest
Aliette de Bodard lives and works in Paris. She has won three Nebula Awards, an Ignyte Award, a Locus Award, a British Fantasy Award and five British Science Fiction Association Awards. Her most recent book is Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances (JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc., June 28th, 2022), a fantasy of manners and murders set…
Octocon is delighted to announce our first online guest for 2022, Julia Meitov Hersey!
US-based Julia Meitov Hersey is the translator of VITA NOSTRA and DAUGHTER FROM THE DARK by the Ukrainian-born married authors Marina and Sergey Dyachenko. Guest Bio Born in Moscow, Julia Meitov Hersey moved to the U.S. at the age of nineteen and has been straddling the two cultures ever since. She lives north of Boston…
Julia Meitov Hersey – Online Guest
Born in Moscow, Julia Meitov Hersey moved to the U.S. at the age of nineteen and has been straddling the two cultures ever since. She lives north of Boston with her family, juggling all her beloved translation projects and making sure Russian literature is well represented on the American market. Julia is the winner of…