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Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer

Witness: Witness Black History by BBC

Mar 6, 20238:58Society & Culture

In 1995, Octavia E Butler became the first author to receive a MacArthur “genius” award for science fiction writing. From a young age she dreamed of writing books, but faced many challenges, including poverty, sexism and...

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Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer is an episode from Witness: Witness Black History by BBC. In 1995, Octavia E Butler became the first author to receive a MacArthur “genius” award for science fiction writing. From a young age...

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Published Mar 6, 2023, 8:58 long, audio available.

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