Octavia E. Butler: A Visionary Among Futurists

Before dystopian fiction like "The Hunger Games" and "Divergent" reflected an increasingly diverse society, there was Octavia E. Butler, one of few African-American authors to become a prominent name in the white-dominated universe of science fiction. 

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    Late science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler started to imagine the worlds that would become best-selling books while a Pasadena public school student. Washington Junior High School was renamed ...
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    Washington Junior High School was renamed Octavia E. Butler Magnet in 2022, 60 years after she graduated the eighth grade. Butler’s portrait gazes out at the students from murals above the ...
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    The first-ever exhibit showcasing the life and writing of science fiction author Octavia Butler opens this month at The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego on March 9th. The exhibit ...
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