Octavia's Brood is an anthology of science fiction stories from social justice movements, edited by Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown. The book's title is a reference to Octavia Butler.
It was originally funded via a crowdfunding campaign, and intended to be self-published, however in 2014 they announced that they would instead be publishing through AK Press.[1]
The anthology "consists of radical science fiction/speculative fiction/fantasy/horror/magical realism short stories written by activist-writers who are actively involved in building movements for social change"[2], including:
- LeVar Burton
- Terry Bisson
- Alexis Pauline Gumbs
- Alixa Garcia
- Autumn Brown
- Bao Phi
- David Walker
- Dani McClain
- Dawolu Jabari Anderson
- Gabriel Teodros
- Jelani Wilson
- Kalamu ya Salaam
- Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
- Mia Mingus
- Morrigan Phillips
- Tara Betts
- Tunde Oluniran
- Vagabond
- adrienne maree brown
- Walidah Imarisha
... as well as essays by Tananarive Due and Mumia Abu-Jamal, and an introduction by Sheree Renee Thomas.
External links
- Official website and blog
- Publisher website (to purchase)
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