Her papers are held in the research collection of the Huntington Library. Butler died of a stroke at the age of 58. She also taught writer's workshops, and eventually relocated to Washington state. Her books and short stories drew the favorable attention of the public and awards judges. She soon sold her first stories and by the late 1970s had become sufficiently successful as an author that she was able to pursue writing full-time. She attended community college during the Black Power movement, and while participating in a local writer's workshop was encouraged to attend the Clarion Workshop, which focused on science fiction. She began writing science fiction as a teenager. Extremely shy as a child, Octavia found an outlet at the library reading fantasy, and in writing. In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant.Īfter her father died, Butler was raised by her widowed mother. 4.21 avg rating 149,983 ratings published 1993 94 editions. ![]() She soon sold her first stories and by the late 1970s had become Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. BUTLER (19472006) was the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. 'A shattering work of art' Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. An essential read which explores themes of racial and gender identity with insight and originality, for fans of the Hulu TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. She attended community college during the Black Power movement, and while participating in a local writer's workshop was encouraged to attend the Clarion Workshop, which focused on science fiction. Kindred is Hugo and Nebula Award winner Octavia E. After her father died, Butler was raised by her widowed mother. ![]() In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to receive the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant. Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field.
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