Octavia Butler Memorial Service
The SFM Museum will be hosting a memorial service for Octavia Butler, March 2, 7:30 PM, at the Museum in Seattle, Washington.
Science fiction novelist Octavia Estelle Butler passed away in Seattle, Washington on Friday, February 24, 2006. Octavia served as an Advisory Board member of The Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame and was the author of a dozen books of science fiction, the most recent being <I>Fledging</i>. Shewas the first science fiction writer granted a MacArthur genius grant and won Hugo, Nebula, and Pen awards.
The SF Museum will host a memorial gathering in her honor on Thursday, March 2nd at 7:30 p.m. on Level 3 of SFM. Local science fiction authors, including Vonda N. McIntyre and Greg Bear will read favorite passages from her work and speak about her life and influence. All are invited to attend.
Butler obits and blog entries:
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Obituary
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