Octavia E. Butler

Butler signing a copy of ''Fledgling'' in 2005 Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction author and a multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.

Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother. Extremely shy as a child, Butler found an outlet at the library reading fantasy, and in writing. She began writing science fiction as a teenager. Butler attended community college during the Black Power movement. While participating in a local writer's workshop, she was encouraged to attend the Clarion Workshop, then held in Pennsylvania, which focused on science fiction.

She soon sold her first stories and by the late 1970s had become sufficiently successful as an author to be able to write full-time. Her books and short stories drew the favorable attention of the public, and awards soon followed. She also taught writer's workshops, and spoke about her experiences as an African American, using such themes in science fiction. She eventually relocated to Washington. Butler died of a stroke at the age of 58. Her papers are held in the research collection of the Huntington Library in Southern California. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. by Butler, Octavia E
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  2. Imago
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    by Butler, Octavia E.
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  7. Fledgling
    a novel
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    by Butler, Octavia E.
    Published 2005
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  9. Dawn
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    by Butler, Octavia E.
    Published 1987
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  13. Parable of the sower
    a graphic novel adaptation
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    by Duffy, Damian
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