Butler Scholars (2013), and coedited Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Shawl edited The WisCon Chronicles 5: Writing and Racial Identity (2010) and Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. They have also published numerous essays and book reviews, including for The Seattle Times. Their first book was non-fiction volume Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction, cowritten with Cynthia Ward, and Shawl has taught many classes and workshops on that subject (and others). A new novel, middle-grade fantasy Speculation, was published in February 2023. Shawl’s debut novel, alternate history Everfair (2016), was a Nebula Award finalist. Their newest collection, Our Fruiting Bodies, was published in 2022. PM Press produced collection Talk Like a Man (2019) as part of its Outspoken Authors series. Shawl was guest of honor at feminist SF convention WisCon in 2011 and, in conjunction with the convention, Aqueduct Press published their story and essay collection Something More and More. Notable stories include Gaylactic Spectrum Award finalists “Shiomah’s Landha” (2001) and “The Tawny Bitchha” (2003) Carl Brandon Award finalists “Wallamelonha” (2005) and “Black Bettyha” (2013) World Fantasy Award-nominated novella “Good Boyha” (2008) and Sidewise Award finalist “Sun Riverha” (2017).Ĭollection Filter House (2008) was also a World Fantasy finalist, and won the James Tiptree, Jr. Shawl’s first published story was “I Was a Teenage Genetic Engineerha” in Semiotext(e) SF (1989), and they began publishing steadily in the ‘90s, after attending Clarion West in 1992. Shawl also cofounded the Carl Brandon Society. Shawl settled in Seattle in 1996, worked on publicity for Clarion West, and currently serves on the workshop’s board. After leaving the university, Shawl worked as a bookseller, au pair, cook, janitor, and artist’s model. (Their cousin Delores came up with the nickname “Nisi.ha”) At 17, Shawl moved to Ann Arbor to attend the University of Michigan. DENISE ANGELA SHAWL was born Novemand grew up in Kalamazoo MI.
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