Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an award-winning African speculative fiction writer and editor from Nigeria. He won the Nommo award for best short story by an African in 2019, the 2020 Horror Writers Association Diversity Grant, the 2020 Otherwise award, and the 2021 British Fantasy award. He has been a finalist in the Nebula, Locus, BSFA, Sturgeon, and This Is Horror awards.