Author
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947-2006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower.
Recipient of the Locus, Hugo and Nebula awards, and a PEN Lifetime
Achievement Award for her body of work, in 1995 she became the first
science-fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius
Grant'. A pioneer of her genre, Octavia's dystopian novels explore
myriad themes of Black injustice, women's rights, global warming and
political disparity, and her work is taught in over two hundred colleges
and universities nationwide.
In 2020, Octavia E. Butler became a New York Times bestselling author.
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