TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS DERRICK FERGUSON! I’m always told by other writers whose opinions I respect highly that I need to have a proper bio handy so that folks can ‘connect’ with me. They say that in this brave new world we find ourselves in that the rules have changed forContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #17”
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BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #15
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS LINDA ADDISON! Linda D. Addison grew up in Philadelphia and began weaving stories at an early age. She moved to New York after receiving a bachelor of science in mathematics from Carnegie-Mellon University and has published over 280 poems, stories and articles. Ms Addison is the author of “How ToContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #15”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #14
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS CHYNA MCCOY! Andre’ Milan McCoy also known as Chyna McCoy, moved to Los Angeles, California in ‘1995’ to pursue his dreams in acting. Landing on the shores of Venice Beach, Ca, he got his first start at doing Extra work for Television Shows such as Baywatch, Charmed andContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #14”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #13
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS NISI SHAWL! Nisi Shawl is an American writer who when she was little, I told her middle sister Julie convoluted tales of how she was a mermaid that had come to dwell in the small midwestern town of Kalamazoo, Michigan. This odyssey involved the Saint Lawrence Seaway, severalContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #13”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #12
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS JIBA MOLEI ANDERSON! Jiba Molei Anderson was born in the city of Detroit, MI on August 17, 1972. The son of Liberian mother and and African American father from the Motor City. He was the product of two environments that were similar, but too different for him toContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #12”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #11
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS TANANARIVE DUE! Tananarive Due is an American author and educator born in Tallahassee, Florida. She is the oldest of three daughters of civil rights activist Patricia Stephens Due and civil rights lawyer John D. Due Jr. Tananarive was named her after the French name for Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. She wentContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #11”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #10
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS CORY WILLIAMS! A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cory attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), enrolling in the school’s first year hen it was a fledgling program, where he majored in Creative Writing and minored in Videodrama, becoming an award-winning director ofContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #10”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #9
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS CAROLE MCDONNELL! Carole McDonnell holds a BA degree in Literature from SUNY Purchase and is a writer of Christian, speculative fiction, and multicultural stories. Her writings appear in various anthologies including “So Long Been Dreaming: Post-colonialism in science fiction,” edited by Nalo Hopkinson and published by Arsenal PulpContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #9”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #8
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS AUTHOR JAMES LEE NATHAN III! James Lee Nathan III author, was born in Birmingham, Alabama and moved to Jackson Heights Queens NY in 1963. He grew up in Corona and East Elmhurst and graduated from the HS of Art and Design in 1979. He entered the US AirContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #8”
BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #7
TODAY’S BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT IS ALICIA MCCALLA! It took thirty years for Alicia McCalla to accept her calling as a writer of “unusual stories.” Always writing edgy tales that pushed the envelope. She learned to hide her violent, heart-pumping,and tragically romantic stories from family and friends. It wasn’t until she joined RWA that sheContinue reading “BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH SPOTLIGHT #7”
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