Excerpt from “The Real Deal” by James Kariuki published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: 10th Anniversary Edition. Design is set on a textured teal background with abstract circular accents, spiral motifs and the WTBAP logo. The excerpt text reads: Skeins of cobwebs hung from the wooden rafters of the mabati shack alongside an assortment of beads and bones on strings. The room had a solitary window that was only partially open and covered with tattered sackcloth. Thick dust motes danced in the pale sunlight that leaked through the numerous holes in the roof. Juma was alone in the room, hurriedly packing his belongings in a sports bag. His work paraphernalia littered the floor. Calabashes, animal figurines and horns were scattered all over; the contents of various bottles spilt onto the ground as he tripped over them in his rush.

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“The Real Deal” is an intriguing tale by @usedtobejimmy.bsky.social about a witch doctor dragged into a police operation and compelled to demonstrate his 'powers' after a governor’s disappearance.

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#africansff

Support Crocodile Dance: An Africanfuturist Animated Feature Reimagining the Mami Wata Origin Story An ambitious Africanfuturist animated feature is gaining momentum on Kickstarter, and it deserves your attention. Crocodile Dance reimagines the Mami Wata origin story through Roukia, a Hausa griot fr...

This looks super cool! #Africanfuturism!
Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
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FUTILITY by @nuzo.bsky.social is a monstrous, gleeful, bitingly funny tale of murder, body-swapping and bloody vengeance from the ‘Queen of African Horror’.🩸

Have you picked up your copy yet? https://tinyurl.com/2re64uh6

I've been looking forward to this!

Cursed Daughters x Oyinkan Braithwaite 379 pp. September 25, 2025 (UK), November 4, 2025 (US), Atlantic Books. Fiction. What a compelling read! This novel made me more unsociable than usual for 24 hours. A woman sees a man when he comes…

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A New Novel Announcement, Shigidi Paperback Out Now In North America And Stefen’s Book Club I have some thrilling news y’all! Announcing The Fist of Memory My next novel, The Fist of Memory, a sci-fi thriller unlike any other, was just just announced! It will be out in Fall 2026. Th…

On My Blog: A New Novel Announcement, Shigidi Paperback Out Now In North America And A Visit To Stefen's Book Club.

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Publishers marketplace acquisition announcement for wole talabis next novel the fist of memory

Alright y'all. This is finally happening.

Hello hello 👋🏾 ☺️

Wait. What! OMG! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com, @tobiogundiran.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @dilmandila.com.web.brid.gy

“Binti” is Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor’s first story set in space. Okorafor explores Africanfuturism, a subcategory of science fiction rooted in African culture, history, and mythology.

#WomenofAfrofuturism

Pan-African Futurism by Reginold Royston - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

My new book argues technology needs an ethos: In Africa and Ghana that ethos is Pan-African Futurism. The product of over 10 years of on-the-ground and digital research with tech developers and Ghana's digital diaspora — www.ucpress.edu/books/pan-af...

The folklore behind South Africa's most enigmatic places South Africa’s landscapes are not just breathtaking, they’re storied.

South African folklore: www.getaway.co.za/travel/trave... #folklore #folkloring #southafrica #capetown #myth

When we read Children of Blood and Bone we were surprised (not really) by the fact that we’re exposed to so little African folklore in America, even though it’s our ancestry and culture. #blackbooksy #booksky nerdyromanticspodcast.com/children-of-...

2025 Nommo Awards Voting Open 24 October to 14 November

Hi everyone!
Voting for the 2025 Nommo Awards is open, and Bodies of Sand and Blood, published in @castofwonders.org, is nominated in the short story category.
If you're in the African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS), kindly consider my work for your vote 🙏🏾
www.castofwonders.org/2024/04/cast...

Our Worldcon 2025 Recap Worldcon Highlights, Nommo Awards Shortlist, Baltimore Book Fest, Strange Horizons Review & A Call For Submissions

ICYMI: Our October newsletter is out! Catch up on highlights from Worldcon 2025, this year’s Nommo Awards shortlist (featuring one of our own!), the Baltimore Book Festival, a Strange Horizons review, and much more.

Read it here:

Education & Truth in an Age of Relativism (Part 2) - The Living Church African folklore pedagogy combined with a life grounded in the sacraments may provide an educational path to truth and virtue.

#CovenantTLC: African folklore pedagogy combined with a life grounded in the sacraments may provide a path to #truth and virtue in #education.

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Publishers Marketplace book deal announcement

Book deal announcement 🙂🥳.
My debut novel has been acquired by Caezik Books of Arc Manor.
It's titled Birth of Orisha, the first book in the trilogy, The Orisha Cycle. It's set in the far future where nuclear war has wiped out nearly all life in Africa
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackFuturesMonth

Cover image for ZamaShort #7 ‘When Two Sorcerers Collide’ by T.L. Huchu, text in green with Naletale Ruins texture, an evil Halloween pumpkin, and lightning framing text in blue and red.

🎃Happy Halloween and Publish Day of the ZamaShort Halloween Special: ZamaShort #7 ‘When Two Sorcerers Collide’ by T.L. Huchu (An Edinburgh Nights prequel story) Now Out! Bwahahaha!🎃

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#darkfantasy #halloween #AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

And the winner is Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi, accepted on her behalf

And the winner is… ROGBA PAYNE for The Dance of Shadows.

Rogba’s award was accepted on his behalf.

**Beta Readers Wanted!**

I’m searching for beta readers to take an early look at my upcoming dark fantasy.

Lota and the Secret Order of Juju Mythics.

A small telepathic alien with a large head and eyes crash-lands in rural Africa, appearing, vanishing, then reappearing in the long grass of the bush in front of two boys. #ufosky

Excerpt from “Nonchalant” by Cheryl S. Ntumy, published in Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: 10th Anniversary Edition. Design is set on a textured teal background with abstract circular accents, spiral motifs and the WTBAP logo. The excerpt text reads: My face has an ashiness to it that I can’t place. The skin is smooth, creased by sleep but otherwise flawless. No spots. Not even one. Pride surges within, muffled only a little by the weakening drugs in my system. I’ll be taking another dose in a few hours and the next time I look in a mirror I’ll feel nothing. I relish this moment of dampened emotion and the flicker of anxiety that comes with it, and then the guilt sneaks in. I’m rotten. How does she stand me, useless as I am? I can’t stay one night without a fix. I have to look, I have to make sure my profile is perfect, my hair sits just so, my nightdress skims my thighs at the most flattering angle.

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In “Nonchalant,” Cheryl S. Ntumy builds a dystopian world through the intimate lens of a medicated woman and her detached partner, exposing what happens when society won’t let people be themselves.

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It's my absolute pleasure of be moderating for the launch of the frightfully devourable Futility, the latest novel from @nuzo.bsky.social Queen of African Horror, and @titanbooks.bsky.social. Reserve your place before all the tickets go! #books #horror www.eventbrite.com/e/futility-b...

Great Science fiction novels/comics by black authors? - Trending Books I wanna support more black artists/writers, & Black Science fiction (alongside AfroFuturism & AfricanFuturism) as from what I read about in Sci-fi

Great Science fiction novels/comics by black authors?

https://www.booksns.com/171451/

I wanna support more black artists/writers, & Black Science fiction (alongside AfroFuturism & AfricanFuturism) as from what I read about in Sci-fi Subgenres has taken my interest for what’s out there that I …

Anticucho - Beyond Cataclysm Discover a world where robotics and biotechnology are accessible to many and where corrupt governments and criminal organisations constantly struggle over power.

It looks epic. I'm on a real Afrofuturism/Africanfuturism kick too at the moment (which I think this looks like it is).

However... we suck at selling comics and graphic novels. I wish we didn't, but we've also had 3 copies of Anticucho for over a year now. beyondcataclysm.co.uk/product/anticucho/

A front cover to a comic book done in a painterly style. It shows a Black woman, from her shoulder up. Standing against an abstract, bifurcated white and purple background. There are sparks of flame coming off her face. Her eyes are closed. The title is centred, it reads "Even The Stars Will Fall".

This the book I've been working on for a while now. It features gorgeous art from Bimpe Alliu, editing & lettering from Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and logo design from Salt & Sister Studios.

But how do you want it? Do you read digital comics? What platforms? Do you want a physical copy?