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Nuzo Onoh


Nigeria (b.1962)

Nuzo Onoh is an award-winning Nigerian-British writer of Igbo descent. She is a pioneer of the African horror literary genre. Hailed as the "Queen of African Horror”, Nuzo’s writing showcases both the beautiful and horrific in the African culture within fictitious narratives.

Nuzo’s works have featured in numerous magazines and anthologies. She has given talks and lectures about African Horror, including at the prestigious Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, London. Her works have appeared in academic studies and been longlisted and shortlisted. She is a Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Nuzo holds a Law degree and Masters degree in Writing, both from Warwick University, England. She is a certified Civil Funeral Celebrant, licensed to conduct non-religious burial services. An avid musician with an addiction to Jungyup and K-indie, Nuzo plays both the guitar and piano, and holds an NVQ in Digital Music Production. She resides in the West Midlands, UnitedKingdom.
 

Awards: Stoker (2022)  see all

Genres: Horror
 
New and upcoming books
Novels
   The Reluctant Dead (2014)
   Unhallowed Graves (2015)
   The Sleepless (2016)
   Dead Corpse (2017)
   The Unclean (2020)
   A Dance For the Dead (2022)
   Where the Dead Brides Gather (2024)
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Books containing stories by Nuzo Onoh
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Africa Risen (2022)
A New Era of Speculative Fiction
edited by
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Zelda Knight and Sheree Renée Thomas

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Awards
2022 Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement

Award nominations
2022 Nommo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Abomination


Nuzo Onoh recommends
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The Horror (2024)
Seb Doubinsky
"Fear the 'normal'!... the terror hits with unexpected force, pluging the reader into a churning caludron of horror."
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Mage of Fools (2022)
Eugen Bacon
"Armed with her all-conquering sword for carving unforgettable, lyrical and magical prose, Dr. Eugen Bacon has, yet again, delivered in her latest book, Mage of Fools ... A brilliant and powerful work of mind-blowing dystopian novel."

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