akwaeke emezi is an honoree on the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” list, a long-list nominee for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, and a short-list nominee for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Their first novel for young adults, Pet, was a National Book Award finalist and received numerous awards and accolades, including a Stonewall Honor, a Walter Honor, and an Otherwise Award Honor, after debuting with five starred reviews. Their adult debut, Freshwater, received rave reviews from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, and the Los Angeles Times.
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