Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine
@omenanamag.bsky.social
Omenana is a speculative fiction magazine that features stories by writers from Africa and those with African heritage.
https://omenana.com/
Become a patron: patreon.com/OmenanaMagazine
https://omenana.com/
Become a patron: patreon.com/OmenanaMagazine
"Oh, and I also want to shout out Omenana in particular. I hadn't encountered this publication before, but I'm so excited to dive into more work featured here. African speculative fiction is something I'm excited to explore more of..." Vale Solomon
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Two Fic Tuesday
Welcome!
I hope you're doing well this week. Today I've brought you two stories that I happened to read on the same day, which was lovely. They have very different vibes to them, but some of the them...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Oh, and I also want to shout out Omenana in particular. I hadn't encountered this publication before, but I'm so excited to dive into more work featured here. African speculative fiction is something I'm excited to explore more of..." Vale Solomon
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Let's pretend I'm not super behind on things and I'm posting this on the right day.
Stories for the week! This time we have:
- @amulderwrites.bsky.social at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social
- Amani Mosi at @omenanamag.bsky.social
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Stories for the week! This time we have:
- @amulderwrites.bsky.social at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social
- Amani Mosi at @omenanamag.bsky.social
howsweetthewords.com/two-fic-tues...
Two Fic Tuesday
Welcome!
I hope you're doing well this week. Today I've brought you two stories that I happened to read on the same day, which was lovely. They have very different vibes to them, but some of the them...
howsweetthewords.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Let's pretend I'm not super behind on things and I'm posting this on the right day.
Stories for the week! This time we have:
- @amulderwrites.bsky.social at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social
- Amani Mosi at @omenanamag.bsky.social
howsweetthewords.com/two-fic-tues...
Stories for the week! This time we have:
- @amulderwrites.bsky.social at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social
- Amani Mosi at @omenanamag.bsky.social
howsweetthewords.com/two-fic-tues...
With every issue of Omenana, we recommit ourselves to the task of holding space for African imaginations that bend time, twist memory, and summon futures.
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Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine, Issue 33 - omenana.com
Omenana Speculative Fiction magazine issue 33. We recommit ourselves to the task of holding space for African imaginations that bend time, twist memory, and summon futures.
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August 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
With every issue of Omenana, we recommit ourselves to the task of holding space for African imaginations that bend time, twist memory, and summon futures.
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Another themed edition...
April 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Another themed edition...
Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine Issue 32 now out!
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My last panel at the 2025 Alliance Literary Festival was on "The Power of Make-Believe" with Arefa Tehsin and @tashanmehta.bsky.social. Moderated by Shamik Chakravarty.
I stressed that one issue with the criticism of speculative fiction as "escapism" is it ignores the genre's power of allegory.
I stressed that one issue with the criticism of speculative fiction as "escapism" is it ignores the genre's power of allegory.
February 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
My last panel at the 2025 Alliance Literary Festival was on "The Power of Make-Believe" with Arefa Tehsin and @tashanmehta.bsky.social. Moderated by Shamik Chakravarty.
I stressed that one issue with the criticism of speculative fiction as "escapism" is it ignores the genre's power of allegory.
I stressed that one issue with the criticism of speculative fiction as "escapism" is it ignores the genre's power of allegory.
Submissions are now open for our first edition of 2025!
We are looking for fiction, and non-fiction from artists and writers from Africa and the African Diaspora.
Send us your work on or before February 20, 2025.
Submission Guidelines: omenana.com/omenana-subm...
We are looking for fiction, and non-fiction from artists and writers from Africa and the African Diaspora.
Send us your work on or before February 20, 2025.
Submission Guidelines: omenana.com/omenana-subm...
January 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Submissions are now open for our first edition of 2025!
We are looking for fiction, and non-fiction from artists and writers from Africa and the African Diaspora.
Send us your work on or before February 20, 2025.
Submission Guidelines: omenana.com/omenana-subm...
We are looking for fiction, and non-fiction from artists and writers from Africa and the African Diaspora.
Send us your work on or before February 20, 2025.
Submission Guidelines: omenana.com/omenana-subm...
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Apparently, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social likes my short story “The Night Market” published in the latest (amazing) issue of @omenanamag.bsky.social. They said some very nice things about it and other great stories here: reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: December 2024 - Reactor
December's best fiction includes monsters, murder, and queer angst.
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January 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Apparently, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social likes my short story “The Night Market” published in the latest (amazing) issue of @omenanamag.bsky.social. They said some very nice things about it and other great stories here: reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
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If you ever need translations into Spanish, I'm available.
December 27, 2024 at 10:22 PM
If you ever need translations into Spanish, I'm available.
Our special Portuguese edition of Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine is now live!
The stories were translated into Portuguese by Brazilian students supervised by Elton Luiz Aliandro Furlanetto, a professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/Campo Grande.
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The stories were translated into Portuguese by Brazilian students supervised by Elton Luiz Aliandro Furlanetto, a professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/Campo Grande.
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Omenana Portuguese - omenana.com
This is the Portuguese translations of selected stories from Omenana Speculative fiction magazine, a quarterly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa a...
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December 25, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Our special Portuguese edition of Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine is now live!
The stories were translated into Portuguese by Brazilian students supervised by Elton Luiz Aliandro Furlanetto, a professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/Campo Grande.
omenana.com/2024/12/25/o...
The stories were translated into Portuguese by Brazilian students supervised by Elton Luiz Aliandro Furlanetto, a professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul/Campo Grande.
omenana.com/2024/12/25/o...
Omenana Issue 30 - 10th anniversary edition, featuring:
@wtalabi.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @chineloonwualu.bsky.social, @mazinwonwu.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, Rafeeat Aliyu, Tariro Ndoro & Gabrielle Emem Harry is live now!
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@wtalabi.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @chineloonwualu.bsky.social, @mazinwonwu.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, Rafeeat Aliyu, Tariro Ndoro & Gabrielle Emem Harry is live now!
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Omenana 10th Anniversary Edition December 2024 - omenana.com
Issue 30 of Omenana Speculative fiction magazine features new and reprint works by speculative fiction writers from across Africa. All the contributors have been published in the magazine in the past.
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December 24, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Omenana Issue 30 - 10th anniversary edition, featuring:
@wtalabi.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @chineloonwualu.bsky.social, @mazinwonwu.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, Rafeeat Aliyu, Tariro Ndoro & Gabrielle Emem Harry is live now!
omenana.com/2024/12/24/o...
@wtalabi.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @chineloonwualu.bsky.social, @mazinwonwu.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, Rafeeat Aliyu, Tariro Ndoro & Gabrielle Emem Harry is live now!
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A translation to Portugese of my short story Into The Hyacinth will be a part of the upcoming Omenana Portugese edition. Happy the Brazilian students thought the story was worth a translation.
Two special editions of Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine coming out next week!
10th anniversary edition & a special edition containing Omenana stories selected & translated into Portuguese by Brazilian university students.
10th anniversary edition & a special edition containing Omenana stories selected & translated into Portuguese by Brazilian university students.
December 22, 2024 at 9:11 AM
A translation to Portugese of my short story Into The Hyacinth will be a part of the upcoming Omenana Portugese edition. Happy the Brazilian students thought the story was worth a translation.
Two special editions of Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine coming out next week!
10th anniversary edition & a special edition containing Omenana stories selected & translated into Portuguese by Brazilian university students.
10th anniversary edition & a special edition containing Omenana stories selected & translated into Portuguese by Brazilian university students.
December 21, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Two special editions of Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine coming out next week!
10th anniversary edition & a special edition containing Omenana stories selected & translated into Portuguese by Brazilian university students.
10th anniversary edition & a special edition containing Omenana stories selected & translated into Portuguese by Brazilian university students.
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I'm really excited to have a story coming out soon in the 10th Anniversary edition of @omenanamag.bsky.social! And a @sauutiverse.bsky.social story no less! In good company.
December 12, 2024 at 11:10 PM
I'm really excited to have a story coming out soon in the 10th Anniversary edition of @omenanamag.bsky.social! And a @sauutiverse.bsky.social story no less! In good company.
Special anniversary edition of Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine will be out in a few days.
It features some of the talented writers we've had the opportunity of publishing since we launched the magazine 10 years ago.
It features some of the talented writers we've had the opportunity of publishing since we launched the magazine 10 years ago.
December 13, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Special anniversary edition of Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine will be out in a few days.
It features some of the talented writers we've had the opportunity of publishing since we launched the magazine 10 years ago.
It features some of the talented writers we've had the opportunity of publishing since we launched the magazine 10 years ago.
We heard the sky here is clear. Since we like clear skies... Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine is here!
November 15, 2024 at 8:43 AM
We heard the sky here is clear. Since we like clear skies... Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine is here!