Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards.

Octavia Butler was a pioneering writer of science fiction. As one of the first African American and female science fiction writers, Butler wrote novels that concerned themes of injustice towards …

Jan 21, 2025 · Octavia E. Butler (born June 22, 1947, Pasadena, California, U.S.—died February 24, 2006, Seattle, Washington) was an African American author chiefly noted for her science …

Nov 21, 2022 · Octavia Estelle Butler was named after two of the most important people in her life: her mother, Octavia Margaret Guy, and her grandmother, Estella. Her grandmother was …

OCTAVIA E. BUTLER was a renowned African American author who received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work. Born in …

Apr 3, 2014 · Author Octavia E. Butler is known for blending science fiction with African American spiritualism. Her novels include 'Patternmaster,' 'Kindred,' 'Dawn' and 'Parable of the Sower.'

Nov 27, 2019 · Octavia Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an Black American science fiction author. Over the course of her career, she won several major industry awards, …

Feb 24, 2006 · Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field. She won both Hugo and Nebula …

Mar 1, 2006 · Octavia E. Butler, an internationally acclaimed science fiction writer whose evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, …

The late Octavia Estelle Butler, the first African American woman to gain popularity and critical acclaim as a science fiction writer, earned her associate of arts degree in 1968 from Pasadena …