Awards

WRITING

June 2024 – Finalist African Speculative Fiction 2024 Nommo Awards: Best Novel Category

“Bones & Runes” published in 2022 by Abibiman Publishing

June 2024 – Finalist African Speculative Fiction 2024 Nommo Awards: Best Novella Category

“Undulation” published in 2023 in “Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology”, ed Wole Talabi, Android Press.


May 2024 – 2024 HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List (SHORT FICTION CATEGORY)

“Undulation” published in 2023 in “Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology”, ed Wole Talabi, Android Press.


January 2024 – 4 Works Nominated for The British Science Fiction Association Shortlist for the 2023 BSFA Awards

Short Fiction:
  • Soyinka's Memory – The Shallow Tales Review – Nzube Nlebedim (ed)
  • Taking Turns – Languages of Water, MVmedia – Eugen Bacon (ed) 
Shorter Fiction (Novella):
  • “Undulation” published in 2023 in “Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology”, ed Wole Talabi, Android Press.

Artwork:

Cover and interior art of Mothersound The Sauúti Collective anthology – proud to be joined with Akintoba Kalejaye – Android Press


September 2021 – Finalist James Currey Prize for African Literature

Top 5 Finalist for the unpublished novel manuscript: “Bones & Runes”


May 2021 Nommo Award Finalist:

African Speculative Fiction Society – Finalist for The Ilube Nommo Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel by an African, 2021, for my debut novel “Soul Searching”.



FILM & MEDIA

May 2017 Communicator Awards

Gold Award of Excellence – Video-News: Earth Touch News Bytes


May 2017 Davey Awards

Silver Award – Web Video – Category: Online Film/Video – News/News Feature: Earth Touch News Bytes


Nov 2016 W3 Awards

SILVER AWARD: Video Channels and Networks - News and Information: Earth Touch YouTube channel http://youtube.com/earthtouch


Sep 2016 The Lovie and The People's Lovie Award

– SILVER Winner - Internet Video: Viral Video category - Rescued Baby Ellie (9m views)

Executive Producer


2015 Communicator Awards

Gold Award of Excellence - Earth Touch Insider series

Executive Producer


2015 Communicator Awards

Gold Award of Excellence - EarthTouchNews.com


2015 WORLDFEST-HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL

Grand Remi - Best New Media - EarthTouchNews.com


2015 Webby Awards

Honouree - Category: ONLINE FILM & VIDEO: NEWS & POLITICS:

SERIES - Earth Touch Insider series

Executive Producer


2015 Communicator Awards

Silver Award of Distinction - Little Adventures, Big Planet

Executive Producer


2015 Davey Awards

Website - Category: NEWS - EarthTouchNews.com


2014 Davey Awards

Category: NEWS - Earth Touch Insider series

Executive Producer


2014 W3 Awards

Web Video - Category: NEWS - Earth Touch Insider series

Executive Producer


2014 Davey Awards

Website - Category: NEWS - EarthTouchNews.com


2014 W3 Awards

Website Category: NEWS - EarthTouchNews.com


2013 Webby Awards

Honouree - Category: How-to/DIY - Behind The Scenes

Executive Producer (& Editor)


2013 Webby Awards

Honouree - Category: Travel & Adventure - Camp Cheetah series

Executive Producer (& Graphics) 


MNET EDiT Online Film Festival:

Finalist & Top 3 - Short Film Category - I Saw The World Today (short film)

 – 2007 honor issuer MNET

 – Writer, Director, Editor, Actor 


Web & Interactive

1998 Loerie Awards – Special Mention - Armadillo Interactive

1998 Sanlam Personal Web Site Awards: Category Winner - Philosophy (Graphic Design)

1998 One Show Interactive Gold Pencil - Durban Local History Museum

1999 One Show Interactive Merit Award - Armadillo Interactive

1999 One Show Interactive Merit Award - Singita Private Game Reserve

1999 One Show Interactive Merit Award - Belgotex Carpets


1995: Emma Smith Overseas Art Scholarship (finalist)

Nov 1995 – Technikon Natal / Durban University of Technology,

Finalist – Certificate of Merit


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