Wole Talabi

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Wole Talabi
Born
Oluwole Talabi

(1986-02-28) February 28, 1986 (age 38)
Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Other namesThe Alchemist[1]
Occupation(s)Author, editor
Notable workAfricanfuturism: An Anthology (2020), Shigidi: and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023)

Oluwole Talabi (born 28 February 1986) is a Nigerian speculative fiction writer, engineer, and editor,[1][2][3] who is considered among the Third Generation of Nigerian Writers.[4] His works include sgort stories, anthologies Lights Out: Resurrection (2016), Africanfuturism: An Anthology (2020), These Words Expose Us: An Anthology (2014), Incomplete Solutions (2019), novels Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023), and Convergence Problems (2024). He was described in the Scientific American as "an author who blends transhumanism and the Turing test".[5]

Woke was born in Warri, Delta, a village in southern Nigeria.

Early life and background[edit]

Wole married Rocío Vizuete Fernandez in 2023 at Madrid, Spain.[6]

Awards and recognition[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

Novels

  • Shigidi: and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023)

Anthologies

Short Fiction

  • Zombies (2013)
  • Crocodile Ark (2014)
  • Eye (2015)
  • A Short History of Migration in Five Fragments of You (2015)
  • Nested (2016)
  • Wednesday's Story (2016)
  • If They Can Learn (2016)
  • Necessary and Sufficient Conditions (2016)
  • I, Shigidi (2016)
  • The Last Lagosian (2016)
  • Home Is Where My Mother's Heart Is Buried (2017)
  • Nneoma (2017)
  • The Regression Test (2017)
  • The Harmonic Resonance of Ejiro Anaborhi (2018)
  • Drift-Flux (2018)
  • When We Dream We Are Our God (2019)
  • Incompleteness Theories (2019)
  • Abeokuta52 (2019)
  • Tends to Zero (2019)
  • Comments on Your Provisional Patent Application for An Eternal Spirit Core (2021)
  • An Arc of Electric Skin (2021)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ryman, Geoff (February 7, 2019). "Wole Talabi: 100 AFRICAN WRITERS OF SFF – PART THIRTEEN: THE TRAVELERS". Strange Horizons. No. 100. Lagos. p. 13. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Walton, Jo Lindsay (April 29, 2020). ""The big idea": An interview with Wole Talabi". Vector. No. 289. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Moreno-Garcia, Silvia; Tidhar, Lavie (May 21, 2021). "A magical selection of African speculative fiction". Borneo Bulletin Online. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Umezurike, Chukwuebuka (January 23, 2022). "New Nigerian Literature Unsung Heroes". ThisDay Newspaper. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Brady, Amy (July 1, 2021). "Exploring Black Sci-Fi, Learning through Color, the Cost of Cooling, and Other New Books". Scientific American. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Ghosh, Kuhelika (August 25, 2023). "Nigerian Speculative Fiction Author Wole Talabi Ties the Knot in Beautiful Summer Wedding". Brittle Paper. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Brierley, Mark (2018). "WOLE TALABI WINS ROSL READERS' AWARD IN CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING". Royal Over-Seas League. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Report, Agency (May 16, 2018). "Three Nigerians shortlisted for 2018 Caine Prize". Premium Times. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Templeton, Molly (June 26, 2021). "Announcing the 2021 Locus Awards Winners". Tor.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Alumona, Kingsley (November 24, 2018). "Talabi and Onyebuchi bag 2018 Nommo Awards". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Korsgaard, Sean CW (March 8, 2022). "2022 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award Finalists Announced". Baen. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 Sidewise Award Winners". Locus. October 27, 2023.


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