Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006)
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Science-fiction writer and novelist Octavia Estelle Butler was born in Pasadena, California, on June 22, 1947. She earned as Associate of Arts degree from Pasadena City College in 1968 and later attended California State University and the University of California. Her first novel, Patternmaster, näytä lisää was the first in a series about a society run by a group of telepaths who are mentally linked to one another. She explored the topics of race, poverty, politics, religion, and human nature in her works. She won a Hugo Award in 1984 for her short story Speech Sounds and a Hugo Award and Nebula Award in 1985 for her novella Bloodchild. She received a MacArthur Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The award pays $295,000 over a five-year period to creative people who push the boundaries of their fields. She died in Lake Forest Park, Washington on February 24, 2006 at the age of 58. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Autograph, (S.F. Writer), I.S. Cut Out Title Page 3 kappaletta
Kindred 1 kappale
Kindred: A Reader's Guide 1 kappale
Parable of the Sower 1 kappale
Elos Da Mente 1 kappale
Butler, Octavia Archive 1 kappale
The Missing Relationship 1 kappale
Childfinder [short story] 1 kappale
A Necessary Being [novelette] 1 kappale
Bloodchild 1 kappale
De zaaier 1 kappale
Book of the Living 1 kappale
2000x: Bloodchild 1 kappale
Tomorrow is the Child of Today 1 kappale
Stub for "Imago" in Lilith's Brood 1 kappale
Epilogue from Parable of the Talents 1 kappale
Associated Works
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora (2000) — Avustaja — 526 kappaletta
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 (1993) — Avustaja — 315 kappaletta
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology (2015) — Avustaja — 292 kappaletta
Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction (1990) — Avustaja — 270 kappaletta
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy (2004) — Avustaja — 269 kappaletta
Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s (1995) — Avustaja — 203 kappaletta
Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century (2006) — Avustaja — 177 kappaletta
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Avustaja — 157 kappaletta
New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (1994) — Avustaja — 61 kappaletta
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73 • June 2016 (People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction! special issue) (2016) — Avustaja — 60 kappaletta
Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Short Stories for Young Adults (1986) — Avustaja — 40 kappaletta
Nebula Awards 20: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 1984 (1985) — Avustaja — 28 kappaletta
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 8, No. 6 [June 1984] (1984) — Avustaja — 18 kappaletta
Hive of Dreams: Contemporary Science Fiction from the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Readers) (2003) — Avustaja — 12 kappaletta
Afro-Future Females: Black Writers Chart Science Fiction's Newest New-Wave Trajectory (2008) — Avustaja — 9 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Butler, Octavia Estelle
- Syntymäaika
- 1947-06-22
- Kuolinaika
- 2006-02-24
- Hautapaikka
- Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, California, USA
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Pasadena, California, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- Lake Forest Park, Washington, USA
- Kuolinsyy
- fall
- Asuinpaikat
- Pasadena, California, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA - Koulutus
- Pasadena City College
California State University, Los Angeles - Ammatit
- science fiction writer
- Organisaatiot
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Creative Arts Award L.A. YWCA (1980)
MacArthur Fellowship (1995)
Lifetime Achievement Award in Writing: PEN American Center (2000)
Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1997)
SF Hall Of Fame (2010)
SFWA Infinity Award (2023) - Agentti
- Merilee Heifetz (Writers House)
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January 2021: Octavia Butler, Monthly Author Reads (marraskuu 2021)
Octavia Butler: American Author Challenge, 75 Books Challenge for 2017 (elokuu 2017)
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