At A Glance: 13 Legendary Octavia E. Butler Facts

Sometimes, you need to learn about the character behind the characters.
At A Glance: 13 Legendary Octavia E. Butler Facts

If you haven't read Octavia E. Butler's work before, let this serve as a fun wake-up call. Her award-winning writing has only become more relevant with time. She passed away in 2006 when public interest in her books was just on the rise and has since risen to mainstream attention, outside of the limiting genres of science-fiction, Black, or feminist writing. 

AT A GLANCE OCTAVIA E. BUTLER She was inspired to start writing sci-fi after watching a bad movie. GIRL DEVIL MARS FROM When she was 12, she saw Devil Girl From Mars and decided she could write something better than that. CRACKED.COM

Source: MIT

AT A GLANCE OCTAVIA E. BUTLER While writing, she held lots of horrible little jobs UTOMATE While she was submitting short stories, she worked odd jobs like warehouse worker, dishwasher, and even potato chip inspector. CRACKED.COM

Source: NPR

AT A GLANCE OCTAVIA E. BUTLER She read up to seven books at a time An outspoken advocate for literacy, she would have four or five books open at a time and listen to two audio tapes on daily walks. CRACKED.COM

Source: MIT

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