So be it. See to it! 50 Years of Octavia E. Butler

2026 marks fifty years since Octavia E. Butler published her first novel, Patternmaster. Her visionary work didn't just change science fiction; it challenged readers to reimagine power, identity, and humanity itself.

Join Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Media, and Communication, the Black Media Studies program, and the Earthseed Project for a day-long celebration of Octavia E. Butler's transformative life and legacy. So be it, see to it! 50 Years of Octavia E. Butler is a symposium featuring scholarship, creative work, and conversation inspired by one of science fiction's most visionary voices, with a keynote address from Damian Duffy and John Jennings, acclaimed graphic novel adaptors of Kindred, Parable of the Sower, and Parable of the Talents.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Books will be sold by Charis Books & More, the South's oldest independent feminist bookstore and a venue that hosted Butler.

For more information about the event, contact Susana Morris: [email protected]

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