Africanfuturism Short Stories

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

With aForewordbyMinister Faust, anIntroductionbyYvette Lisa Ndlovu, andChinelo OnwualuasAssociate Editor.

Building on our successfulBlack Sci-Fi Short Stories,African Ghost Short Stories,First Peoples Shared Storiesand soon-to-publishAfrofuturism Short Stories, we give youAfricanfuturism 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.

TheFlame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Talescollections 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. Shes 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: October 20, 2026
• Pages: 432
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9781835622735
• Dimensions: 9.3 in H | 6 in W | 1.4 in T | 1.71 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Popular Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction