Black Sci Fi Authors Stories

Delany continues to leave his indelible mark on sci-fi.

From Octavia Butler to Black Panther, explore the transformative power of Afrofuturism.

Discover Butler's stunning post-apocalyptic vision.

The publisher will recognize two of America's most influential female sci-fi writers.

Ava DuVernay and Victoria Mahoney will bring the novel to the small screen.

Octavia Butler's brilliant works continue to challenge and inspire.

On what would have been her 72nd birthday, we look back at some of the brilliant author's most timeless words of wisdom.

The Binti author discusses the powerful relationship at the heart of Wild Seed, and how the TV adaptation will defy expectations.

Read an excerpt from Octavia E. Butler’s sci-fi novel—soon to be an Amazon TV series from Viola Davis and Nnedi Okorafor.

A creative team including Nnedi Okorafor and Viola Davis will bring the sci-fi novel to life.

Octavia Butler passed away 13 years ago, but as these writers explain, her work is more urgent now than ever before.

Octavia Butler's editor looks back at some of the worst — and best — out-of-print covers for the late author's influential books.

Read the excerpt below, then download the book! 

Celebrate the science fiction icon.

A famous poet must decipher a strange alien language before it becomes a weapon of mass destruction.

Possessing hope and a strange ability, Lauren is thrust into an unknown world with a seemingly impossible goal.

On the anniversary of her death, we look back on the extraordinary life of a remarkable writer.

The award-winning writer talks sexuality, race, and letting readers experience his work without authorial interference.

The librettist, composer, and music director of the Parable of the Sower opera shares her thoughts on Octavia E. Butler's legacy and the potential of theater to activate change.

One of Octavia E. Butler's editors shares how a new opera highlights the prescience and beauty of the late author's dystopian masterpiece.