Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer
She received numerous Hugos and Nebulas - top writing prizes for sci-fi writing
Witness History · BBC World Service
March 6, 20238m 58s
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Show Notes
In 1995, Octavia E Butler became the first author to receive a MacArthur “genius” award for science fiction writing.
From a young age she dreamed of writing books, but faced many challenges, including poverty, sexism and racism in the publishing industry.
She died aged 58 in 2006. Alex Collins speaks to her friend and fellow author Nisi Shawl.
(Photo: Octavia E. Butler. Credit: Getty Images)