An Olivetti Studio 46 typewriter that belonged to Octavia E. Butler. As the author recalled: "I wrote my first ten books on a manual typewriter." Chris Gunn Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait ...

In 1995, Octavia Butler became the first science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a “genius grant.” The title of this portrait, Patternmaster, takes its name from the ...

Octavia E. Butler didn’t like to wait for inspiration ... Butler found her stride after publishing her debut novel, Patternmaster, in 1976, producing a book a year until 1980.