Joshua Uchenna Omenga

Joshua Uchenna Omenga is a Nigerian editor and writer of African speculative and literary fiction. His story “The Deification of Igodo” appeared on Tor.com (Africa Risen anthology) and in The Year’s Best Fantasy volume 2 (edited by Paula Guran). His “Pet of Olodumare” (cowritten with Oghenechovwe Ekpeki) appeared in F&SF magazine. He has also appeared in Obsidian with his story “The Phial of Olodumare.” He copyedited Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from African and the African Diaspora (edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Zelda Knight). He was a participant in the second edition of the Mawazo African Writing Workshop (2018-2019). He resides in Nigeria where he combines literary writing with legal practice.


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