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Africanfuturism Short Stories

Africanfuturism Short Stories

(Pre-order, Aug 18 2026)

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Exploring new, contemporary and classic African short story writing envisaging futures, following the success of Black Sci-Fi and First Peoples Shared Stories.

With a Foreword by Minister Faust, an Introduction by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, and Chinelo Onwualu as Associate Editor.

Building on our successful Black Sci-Fi Short StoriesAfrican Ghost Short StoriesFirst Peoples Shared Stories and soon-to-publish Afrofuturism Short Stories, we give you Africanfuturism Short Stories, with fresh stories from open submissions and by invitation, plus some classics.

This is Africa, based in Kenya, defines Africanfuturism as located in "the African point of view, experience, culture, themes, and history with technology based in Africa". So, while it shares similarities with its sister title Afrofuturism Short Stories, this new collection focuses on stories that are set in and about Africa – whether that's a future Africa, an alternative Africa or a parallel Africa. The genre leans towards science fiction rather than fantasy, and towards positive scenarios and concepts, but of course is open to interpretation: the publication of both books offers a dialogue that explores tradition and influence, and fresh insights both about our past, and visions of our future.

The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

 

Chinelo Onwualu is a Nigerian writer and editor living in Toronto. She’s the nonfiction editor of Anathema Magazine, and co-founder of Omenana, a magazine of African Speculative Fiction. Her writing has featured in publications such as Slate, Uncanny, and Strange Horizons and she has been nominated for several awards.
Yvette Lisa Ndlovu (BA, MFA) is a Zimbabwean sarungano and the Newhouse Visiting Assistant Professor at Wellesley College. She has taught at UMass, Clarion West, and the Juniper Institute. Author of award-winning short story collection Drinking from Graveyard Wells, her work has earned support from top writing scholarships and fellowships.


Novelist, journalist and Afritopian writer Minister Faust is best known for his cult-classic novel The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad, a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award and Locus Best First Novel Award, and Shrinking the Heroes, which won the Kindred Award and Philip K. Dick Special Citation.


  • Publisher: Flame Tree Collections
  • Publish Date: August 18, 2026
  • Pages: 432
  • Language: English
  • Type: Hardcover
  • EAN/UPC: 9781835622735
  • Dimensions: 9.3 in H | 6 in W | 1.4 in T | 1.4 lb Wt
  • BISAC Categories: Popular Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
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