Virtual Visit with Author Nnedi Okorafor: A Maryland Libraries Together Event
This event is being hosted by St. Mary's County Library and made available virtually through partnership with Maryland Libraries Together.
For more information and to register, click here.
Register to attend the virtual version of the event via Zoom or visit the St. Mary's County Library's YouTube channel for a live stream.
Hear from Afrofuturist author Nnedi Okorafor, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards, and a TEDGlobal speaker!
Ms. Okorafor is the author of the comic series LaGuardia, Wakanda Forever, and Black Panther: Long Live the King, and novels such as Binti, Akata Woman, Shadow Speaker, and more. Join us at Leonardtown High School's auditorium or online at https://www.youtube.com/c/StMarysCountyLibrary
This project is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act Administered by the Maryland State Library Agency.
This program is possible through a partnership with Maryland Libraries Together, St. Mary's County Library, Calvert Library, and Howard County Library System.
Author Bio
A global leader on Africanfuturism, and an international literary superstar, Nnedi Okorafor is an award-winning novelist of African-based science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She's the author of the Black Panther comics with a movie adaptation that became a world-wide sensation! She authored a spinoff graphic novel, Wakanda Forever, which another Hollywood hit. Among her many works are the Binti trilogy, the Akata Witch books (both optioned for the screen), and her latest, SHE WHO KNOWS. She's the winner of a Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, and Lodestar Award. Nnedi holds a PhD in Literature.