An Evening with Author Nnedi Okorafor and Q&A Session
Venue: Newman Library (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2017
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
Virginia Tech Libraries present An Evening with Author Nnedi Okorafor on Thursday, November 9, 2017 in the Newman Library first floor Multipurpose Room.

“An Evening with Nnedi Okorafor” program will discuss her literary achievements and address the topics surrounding them. As a contemporary and cross-cultural novelist, Dr. Nnedi Okorafor will guide us through her unique storytelling perspective and shed light on the global issues it orbits.

Along with a talk and Q&A session, other perks to the event include snacks, book signing, and an opportunity to purchase some of the author’s works. Okorafor is a radiant writer with an inspiring presence. Join us and take away a wonder for sci-fi and keen vision for the what the future may hold.

It’s easy to associate the science fiction genre with robots, spaceships, and male heroes who overcome intergalactic and dystopian hardship. Okorafor, University of Buffalo professor and award-winning novelist, on the other hand, defies the stereotype. Drawing on her Nigerian heritage and experiences with social injustice, Okorafor writes stories that address present-day issues through futuristic and fantastical takes on northern and western African cultures. From witches to extraterrestrial university students, Okorafor’s characters challenge mainstream ideas of womanhood, mythology, travel, and social structure.

As for her fiction, Okorafor is internationally recognized and has won many awards. She is the winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (Who Fears Death), the Amazon.com Best Book of the Year (Akata Witch), the Wole Soyinka Prize for African Literature (Zahrah the Windseeker), a CBS Parallax Award (The Shadow Speaker), the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella (first book of the Binti trilogy), and the Africana Book Award (Chicken in the Kitchen), among several other titles. Her books range from children’s stories to adult fiction, and she has also published a collection of short stories (Kabu Kabu) for which Whoopi Goldberg wrote a foreword.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/zAmS8ZZ.jpg.

For more information, visit: https://news.lib.vt.edu/2017/10/19/an-evening-with-nnedi-okorafor/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/851980904981216/.

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