Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an African speculative fiction writer and editor in Nigeria. He won the Nebula award and is a multi-Hugo finalist. He also won the Otherwise, Nommo, BFA, and is a finalist in the WFA, Locus, BSFA, and Sturgeon awards. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Strange Horizons, Galaxy’s Edge, Apex, Asimov’s, Tor.com, and more. He edited and published the Bridging Worlds anthology, the first-ever Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction anthology, and co-edited the Dominion and Africa Risen anthologies. He founded Jembefola Press and the Emeka Walter Dinjos Memorial Award For Disability in Speculative Fiction. He’s a 2022 Can*Con guest of honour and 2023 ICFA guest of honour.