GREAT BLACK AUTHORS OF SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY: Past & Present
As I research my 2014 list of black women in horror, I think I’ll share some related lists,like this one of black sci-fi and fantasy writers.
GREAT BLACK AUTHORS OF SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY: Past & Present
Ask people to name Black authors of science fiction and fantasy and only a few names will be repeated, if any names are known at all: Octavia Butler…Tananarive Due…L. A. Banks…Walter Mosley. While, most certainly, these brilliant authors should be in everyone’s library, you are cheating yourself if you do not know of – or explore – the many other great Black authors of speculative fiction.
The Black presence and impact on the world of speculative fiction is a vast and powerful one. Some of these authors you may have heard of; some you may not have. Some will absolutely surprise you. All of them tell Blacknificent stories.
Let’s dive in and see just how deep this well of creativity is.
Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932)
Chesnutt published The Conjure Woman in 1899. The book, a series of loosely associated…
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