Kinitra Brooks is the Audrey and John Leslie Endowed Chair in Literary Studies in the Department of English at Michigan State University. Her current research focuses on portrayals of the Conjure Woman throughout history and in contemporary popular culture. She has co-edited The Lemonade Reader (Routledge 2019), an interdisciplinary collection that explores the nuances of
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Beyond Afrofuturism: Black Editors and Publishers in Speculative Fiction
Join us for a series of conversations featuring today’s Black publishers and editors of anthologies and magazines, aimed at expanding our understanding of the ways in which editorial roles impact the worlds of speculative fiction. Dates: 4/12, 5/16, 5/17
This series is presented in partnership with the Seattle Public Library and is supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation.
Featuring: Linda D. Addison (Sycorax’s Daughters), Maurice Broaddus (POC Destroy Horror & Dark Faith), and Sheree Renée Thomas (Dark Matter)
From the groundbreaking Dark Matter to Sycorax’s Daughters to POC Destroy!, anthologies are one way marginalized voices gather in chorus on a particular subject, subgenre, or genre. Our anthologies panel will delve into the world of bespoke collections with luminaries in the field.