Octavia E. Butler: Biography
Octavia E. Butler (Octavia Estelle Butler) was born on June 22nd, 1947. Octavia passed away February 24th, 2006 at 58 years old. Octavia E. Butler was born in Pasadena, California, USA. Butler attended Pasadena City College where she received an A.A.
Octavia E. Butler was the author of the Patternmaster series which consists of 5 novels. The Patternmaster series started in 1976 with the novel Patternmaster. The most recently released novel in the Patternmaster series was Clay's Ark which was released in 1984. There are no upcoming novels for the Patternmaster series.
Octavia E. Butler (Octavia Estelle Butler) also wrote the Xenogenesis series which has 3 books including Dawn and Adulthood Rites.
Octavia received the MacArthur Fellowship in 1995 for introducing slavery to the science fiction community and raising questions about the environment, technology, theology, and metaphysics.
Octavia E. Butler: Awards & Accolades
Butler's books have won multiple awards, The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996. A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2001 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Anthology in 2001. People of Color Destroy Science Fiction! won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2017. Kindred won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel, in 2017. Parable of the Sower won the Hugo Award, Best Graphic Story/Comic, in 2021.
Octavia E. Butler books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Wild Seed was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Retrospective Award, in 1995. Parable of the Talents was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 1998 as well as the Arthur C. Clarke Award - Best Science Fiction Novel in 2001.
Octavia E. Butler: TV/Movies Based on Books
Despite writing some of the most famous sci-fi works of all-time Butler had never been adapted until 2022's Kindred. The book was locked in for eight episodes on FX with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as showrunner. The show stars Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, and Ryan Kwanten.
Octavia E. Butler: F.A.Q
When was Octavia E. Butler Born?
Octavia E. Butler was born on June 22nd, 1947.
When did Octavia E. Butler die?
Octavia E. Butler died on February 24th, 2006 at 58 years old.
Where was Octavia E. Butler Born?
Octavia E. Butler was born in Pasadena, California, USA.
What book awards has Octavia E. Butler won?
What was the first book Octavia E. Butler wrote?
The first novel written by Octavia E. Butler was Patternmaster, published in 1976.
What was the most recent book Octavia E. Butler wrote?
Her most recently released work was Parable of the Sower on January 28th, 2020.
How many books has Octavia E. Butler written?
Octavia E. Butler has written 16 books. 2 books in the Earthseed Series, 5 books in the Patternmaster Series, 3 books in the Xenogenesis Series, 2 Standalone Novels, 2 books in the Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Nnedi Okorafor Graphic Novels, 2 books in the Graphic Novels, 2 books in the Damian Duffy Graphic Novels.
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