Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine Issue 20

Editorial

The year 2021 has rolled to its end, and the world still struggles with an unwanted guest which has become so comfortable on our planet; mutating into new forms and making our lives a worry feast. Still, we are gracious enough to admit that this year has been a busy one for us, and it is memorable for us at Omenana; for many reasons. It is the year that has seen us celebrate the most diverse offering of African speculative fiction stories. This year we had the largest number of stories published in an issue (issue 18). This year also we started publishing speculative and science fiction stories written in French. As the months go by we hope to get more and more French stories for the reading delight of our French spec fic enthusiasts.

2021 is also the first time we will publish four (4) issues within one year. This huge feat was largely possible because of our hardworking team, but also because of the amazing writers who send us great stories that arrive at our doorsteps almost ripe, or with enough promise for us to take a chance and publish them. Shout out to everyone who made this year as full and busy as it has been.

We have a lot of “search missions” in this issue; from the search for a loved one who has slipped into a different dimension, to the search for a cure or restoration, we also encounter a search for the past, encrypted in the capsules of childhood memory, there’s a journey into the future when the world as we know it comes to an end. All these are wrapped up with some futuristic climate action and a slice of time travel that comes laden with a hidden catch.

Issue 20 is a  bumper offering, and I assure you that it is quite tempting. Going forward, we plan to keep publishing four issues each year. Go on and scroll right into the 10 stories in issue 20 – Eight in English and two in French.

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Happy reading and soar right into 2022!

Iquo DianaAbasi

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Ishimiri – Marycynthia Chinwe Okafor

Curing – Kristien Potgieter

The Dogs Save the Day – Fagbamiye Wuraola                                                                               

The Revolving Mountain – Tanatswa Makara

The Walls of Benin City – M. H. Ayinde

The Water Dweller – Lazarus Panashe Nyagwambo

Time Says No – Praise Osawaru

Dust – Kwasi Adi-Dako

French Language Stories

“Le Livre du Qaloun et de la Lune – L’ Ascension Nocturne” – Makan Fofana

“Étoile Sombre” – Dounia Charaf

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Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine is published four times a year by Seven Hills Media.

Omenana Issue 20 Editorial team:

Mazi Nwonwu – Managing Editor

Iquo DianaAbasi – Editor

Mame Diene – French Language Editor

Godson Emeka Okeiyi – Graphic Designer

Sunny Efemena – Illustrator

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