Chinelo Onwualu is a Nigerian editor and a speculative fiction writer.[1][2] She is the co-founder and previous editor-in-chief of Omenana Magazine.[3] She is also co-editor at Anathema Magazine.[4]
She was a nominee of the Nommo Awards,[9][10]British Science Fiction Award, and Short Story Day Africa Award. She is a finalist for the 2021 Ignyte Award for the Community Award category with Andrew Wilmot.[11] Her short story "What The Dead Man Said" was listed as among the five post-A
apocalyptic and dystopian stories by African authors by Tor.com.[1] She was among the authors that attended the Houston book event of 2021.[12] Her short Science fiction "What The Dead Man Said" was selected as one of the Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2019 by The Washington Post.[13]