K. Tempest Bradford | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | April 19, 1978
Occupation | Writer, editor, creative writing teacher |
Genre | Science fiction, fantasy, Middle grade fiction |
Notable works | Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion |
Notable awards | Nebula Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (2023), Locus Award (2020, 2023), IGNYTE Award (2020, 2021), The Lemonade Award (2022) |
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K. Tempest Bradford (born April 19, 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an African-American science fiction and fantasy author and editor. She was a non-fiction and managing editor with Fantasy Magazine from 2007 to 2009 and has edited fiction for Peridot Books, The Fortean Bureau, and Sybil's Garage. [1] [2] She is the author of Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion, her debut middle grade novel published in 2022, [3] which won the Andre Norton Award in 2023. [4]
A graduate of New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Bradford is also an alumna of the Clarion West Writers Workshop (class of 2003) [5] and the Online Writing Workshop (formerly Del Rey). Bradford has been a juror for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award and is currently Vice-Chair of the Carl Brandon Society Steering Committee.
Bradford is an activist for racial and gender equality both within and outside of the science fiction community. In 2005, she founded the Angry Black Woman blog, and her contributions under that moniker have appeared in Feminist SF: The Blog, ColorLines, [6] NPR's News & Notes, [7] and in African-American studies textbooks.
She teaches creative writing classes that focus on writing inclusive narratives for Writing the Other, [8] LitReactor, [9] and Clarion West. [10]
Year | Award | For |
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2009 | Last Drink Bird Head Award | Gentle Advocacy [20] |
2020 | Locus Award | Locus Special Award to Writing the Other (Nisi Shawl, Cynthia Ward, and K. Tempest Bradford) for Inclusivity and Representation Education [21] |
2020 | IGNYTE Award Nominee (The Community Award) | Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre [22] |
2021 | IGNYTE Award Nominee (The Community Award) | Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre [23] |
2021 | IGNYTE Award Nominee (The Ember Award) | Unsung Contributions to Genre [24] |
2022 | The Lemonade Award | Acts of kindness by individuals that further science fiction community [25] |
2023 | The Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction | Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion [26] |
2023 | IGNYTE Award Nominee for Best in Middle Grade | Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion [27] |