BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #2

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TODAY’S SPOTLIGHTED AUTHOR IS THE LEGENDARY STEVEN BARNES!

Steven Barnes
Steven Barnes

Steven Barnes is an American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He was born in Los Angeles, CA and is married to writing peer and legendary speculative fiction author, Tananarive Due. The couple reside in California with their son. Barnes also has a daughter from a  previous marriage.

Besides being an author, Barnes is a certified hypnotherapist and an avid practitioner of the martial arts. He holds black belts in Kenpo Karate and Kodokan Judo. Barnes also practices Kali stick and knife fighting, Wu-style Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do and Aikido among other styles. He also studies Yoga and is a life coach with Diamond Hour.

Dream Park Novel CoverHis first published fiction work was a Hugo Award nominated novelette titled, “The Locusts”, he co-authored with Larry Niven. Barnes has since gone on to write a popular series of novels with Niven, titled “The Dream Park Series.”

Several novels in the series followed and a legion of fans devoured them. The writing duo maintained a successful writing arrangement and went on to produce other series together as well.

 

 

Street Lethal Novel Cover

He has also penned solo works of note, including The Aubry Knight series, which featured one of my personal favorites, “Street Lethal.”

Steven’s work became a very powerful, influential and inspiring voice in Black Speculative Fiction and science fiction in general.

Several other series followed, both solo and co-authored.

 

Barnes has also written screenplays for The Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, as well as writing novelizations for popular science fiction franchises such as: Star Trek and Star Wars.

Danger Word

He is still very active in writing and recently co-authored a screenplay with his wife Tananarive Due for a short film titled, “Danger Word” which stars actor Frankie Faison.

Over the course of his career, Barnes has written nearly thirty novels. A bibliography can be found at the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Barnes

 

Steven Barnes is a personal writing inspiration to me and one of my heroes.

BE SURE TO HELP CELEBRATE BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH BY CHECKING OUT THE WORK(S) OF THIS WONDERFUL WRITER & REMEMBER TBIYTC!!!

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John F. Allen is an American writer and visual artist born in Indianapolis, IN. He is a founding member of The Speculative Fiction Guild, Media Chair for Speed City (Indiana Chapter of Sisters in Crime), and a member of the Indiana Writers Center. He began producing artwork and writing stories as early as the second grade and has pursued most forms of writing throughout his career. John studied Liberal Arts at IUPUI with a focus in Creative Writing, received an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force and is a current member of the American Legion. John's debut novel, The God Killers, Book I of the Ivory Blaque series, was published in the summer of 2013 by Seventh Star Press, as well as the Codename: Knight Ranger series, Books I & II. He also has published short stories in several anthologies including: Thunder on the Battlefield, Vol I, also by Seventh Star Press and In The Bloodstream, by Mocha Memoirs Press, The Adventures of Star Blazer, by Hydra Publications and the forthcoming, Bronzeville Blues, by Pro Se Productions. John draws caricatures as gifts and at live events. He also creates fine art using the mediums of graphite, colored pencil, pen & ink, acrylic and watercolor paint, and comic strips. John currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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