Hopkinson Receives Butler Memorial Award
Nalo Hopkinson received the 2018 Octavia E. Butler Memorial Award from Cal State Los Angeles in a ceremony during Eagle-Con, held March 8, 2018 at the University-Student Union of the Cal State campus in Los Angeles CA. The award “is given in recognition of impactful contributions to the world of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction, with the spirit and conviction demonstrated by multi-award winning author and Cal State LA alumna Octavia E. Butler.”
The 2018 Eagle-Con theme was “Aliens, Monsters and Others!”, exploring “issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, identity, and representation in science fiction and fantasy across media….”
For more, see the Eagle-Con website.
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