Octavia E. Butler (USA, 1947 – 2006)

Octavia Estelle Butler

(June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction author and a multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. via Wikipedia

“All I did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.”

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Octavia Butler, The Grand Dame of Science Fiction | It’s Lit (2022)

Remembering Octavia Butler: Black Sci-Fi Writer Shares Cautionary Tales In Unearthed 2005 Interview (2021)

Octavia Butler interview – transcending barriers: recorded at Balticon 34, in April of 2000.

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A Few Rules For Predicting The Future by Octavia E. Butler SOURCE

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see also

Black Women & Their Words: source

Angela Davis (USA, b.1944)

Maya Angelou (USA, 1928-2014)

Lorraine Hansberry (USA, 1930 – 1965)

Audre Lorde (USA, 1934 – 1992)