[[Theodore Sturgeon Award(en) ]] (2005) : [[The Magical Negro(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best First Novel(en) ]] (2006) : [[Zahrah the Windseeker (en) ]] [[Otherwise Award(en) ]] (2007) : [[The Shadow Speaker(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book(en) ]] (2008) : [[The Shadow Speaker(en) ]] [[WSFA Small Press Award(en) ]] (2009) [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel(en) ]] (2011) : [[Who Fears Death(en) ]] [[Nebula Award for Best Novel(en) ]] (2011) : [[Who Fears Death(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Novelette(en) ]] (2012) : [[The Book of Phoenix (Excerpted from The Great Book)(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book(en) ]] (2012) : [[Akata Witch(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Collection(en) ]] (2014) : [[Kabu Kabu(en) ]] [[BSFA Award for Best Novel(en) ]] (2014) : [[Lagoon(en) ]] [[Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel(en) ]] (2014) : [[Who Fears Death(en) ]] [[BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction(en) ]] (2015) : [[Binti(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(en) ]] (2015) : [[Lagoon(en) ]] [[Arthur C. Clarke Award(en) ]] (2016) : [[The Book of Phoenix(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(en) ]] (2016) : [[The Book of Phoenix(en) ]] [[British Fantasy Award for Best Novella(en) ]] (2016) : [[Binti(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Novella(en) ]] (2016) : [[Binti(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Short Story(en) ]] (2017) : [[Afrofuturist 419(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Novella(en) ]] (2018) : [[Binti: Home(en) ]] [[Hugo Award for Best Novella(en) ]] (2018) : [[Binti: Home(en) ]] [[Hugo Award for Best Novella(en) ]] (2019) : [[Binti: The Night Masquerade(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Short Story(en) ]] (2019) : [[Mother of Invention(en) ]] [[British Fantasy Award for Best Novella(en) ]] (2019) : [[Binti: The Night Masquerade(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Novelette(en) ]] (2020) : [[Binti: Sacred Fire(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Novelette(en) ]] (2022) : [[The Black Pages(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(en) ]] (2022) : [[Noor(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Novella(en) ]] (2022) : [[Remote Control(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Short Story(en) ]] (2024) : [[Stones(en) ]] [[Locus Award for Best Novella(en) ]] (2025) : [[She Who Knows(en) ]]
Nnedimma Nkemdili Nnedi Okorafor (An haifeta ranar 8 ga watan Afrilun, 1974). Ta kasan ce marubuciya ce kuma 'yar asalin Nijeriya-Amurka An fi saninta da litattafanta na Binti, wadanda ke Tsoron Mutuwa, da Zahrah the Windseeker, da Akata Maych, da kuma Lagoon. Ban da almara, ta kuma yi rubuce-rubuce don wasan kwaikwayo da fim. Rubutun ta, wanda ta bayyana a matsayin bautar Afirka da kuma Afirka, ya kasance yana da tasirin gaske game da al'adun ta na Najeriya da Amurka. Nnedi ta karɓi kyaututtuka da yawa, kamar su Hugo Award, Nebula Award, da Eisner Award.
Iyayen Okorafor sun yi tafiya zuwa Amurka a shekarar 1969 don zuwa makaranta, amma ba za su iya dawowa Najeriya ba saboda Yakin Basasar Najeriya. 'Yar asalin Ba'amurke' yar asalin Najeriya iyayenta, Okorafor tana zuwa Najeriya tun tana karama. A tsawon shekarunta da ta halarci makarantar sakandare ta Homewood-Flossmoor da ke Flossmoor, IL, Okorafor ta kasance shahararriyar 'yar wasan kwallon Tennis da waƙa a duniya, kuma ta yi fice a fannin [[lissafi] da kuma iliminkimiyya. Saboda sha'awar ta ga kwari, ta so zama masaniyar ilimin mahaifa.