Nommo Award for Best Short Story
2026
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A Heap of Petrified Gods
by
Adelehin Ijasan
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If Memory Serves
by
Kevin Rigathi
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Full, Empty Houses
by
Plangdi Neple
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Apostasy in Fruit
by
Moustapha Mbacke Diop
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We Begin Where Infinity Ends
by
Somto Ihezue
About the Nommo Awards
The Nommo Awards are literary awards presented by The African Speculative Fiction Society. The awards recognize works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as "science fiction, fantasy, stories of magic and traditional belief, alternative histories, horror and strange stuff that might not fit in anywhere else." Website
Years when the Nommo Award for Best Short Story was given
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 2025 2026 Other Nommo Awards given in 2026