Naomi Eselojor

@naomieselojor.bsky.social

Nigerian 🇳🇬 living in 🇬🇧. Writer of speculative fiction 2026 THE CITY OF FACTORIES 2023 Utopian short story winner Nommo Shortlisted writer Milford Science Fiction 2024 naomieselojor.com

We Begin Where Infinity Ends is an Ignyte Award Finalist!!! Deeply honored and grateful to the judges and everyone who has read, reviewed, and supported this little firefly story ✨🪲🫶🏽

The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists in Outstanding Novelette are: Human Voices – @isabel.kim Never Eaten Vegetables – @hhpak.bsky.social Uncertain Sons – @thomasha.bsky.social We Begin Where Infinity Ends – @somtoihezue.bsky.social What I Saw Before the War – Alaya Dawn Johnson

OUTSTANDING NOVELETTE
for speculative works ranging from 7,500-17,499 words

Human Voices – Isabel J. Kim (Lightspeed Magazine)
Never Eaten Vegetables – H. H. Pak (Clarkesworld)
Uncertain Sons – Thomas Ha (Undertow Publications)
We Begin Where Infinity Ends – Somto Ihezue (Clarkesworld)
What I Saw Before the War – Alaya Dawn Johnson (Reactor)

One of our Milfordites @naomieselojor.bsky.social from 2024 has shared the cover reveal for her novella debut! Congratulations, Naomi!

Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're thrilled to share the cover for THE CITY OF FACTORIES by debut author @naomieselojor.bsky.social: Set in an alternative history Nigeria, this Africanfuturist steampunk novella is a tale of resistance & technological responsibility. Pre-order now: links.ruadanbooks.com/TCOF #BookSky #TBR

❤️‍🔥This cover; this story🥹❤️‍🔥 Congratulations @naomieselojor.bsky.social! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're thrilled to share the cover for THE CITY OF FACTORIES by debut author @naomieselojor.bsky.social: Set in an alternative history Nigeria, this Africanfuturist steampunk novella is a tale of resistance & technological responsibility. Pre-order now: links.ruadanbooks.com/TCOF #BookSky #TBR

Oooh, very cool. I was lucky enough to read an earlier iteration of this story. Very much looking forward to seeing the published version.

Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're thrilled to share the cover for THE CITY OF FACTORIES by debut author @naomieselojor.bsky.social: Set in an alternative history Nigeria, this Africanfuturist steampunk novella is a tale of resistance & technological responsibility. Pre-order now: links.ruadanbooks.com/TCOF #BookSky #TBR

My beautiful, sweet mom often visits bookshops and asks the bookseller to take a photo of her with my newest book. She then buys all the copies on the shelf so that the store has to order more. I love her so much ❤️

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Great visual reminder that despite all the noise and chaos, we're all in this together. All on this earth living our fragile interconnected lives. And we have to keep finding better ways to coexist, as hard as it may seem sometimes.

Paul Byrne@theplanetaryguy.com · 4mo ago

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

That's home. That's us.