Nalo Hopkinson

Nalo Hopkinson (born December 20, 1960) is a Canadian writer and editor whose novels (Skin Folk, Brown Girl in the Ring, The Salt Roads) combine science fiction with the traditions of Caribbean oral and written storytelling. Brown Girl in the Ring was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1998, and Midnight Robber in 2000. She is the daughter of Guyanese poet Abdurrahman Slade Hopkinson.

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December 20 - 1960 - Canadian - Science fiction - Caribbean - Philip K. Dick Award - 1998 - 2000 - Guyanese - Poet - Abdurrahman Slade Hopkinson

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Hopkinson has edited two fiction anthologies (Mojo: Conjure Stories and So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Visions of the Future).

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Hopkinson defended George Elliott Clarke's novel Whylah Falls on the CBC's Canada Reads 2002.

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George Elliott Clarke - Whylah Falls - CBC - Canada Reads 2002

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Hopkinson has a Masters of Arts degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, where she studied with science fiction writer James Morrow as her mentor and instructor. Hopkinson teaches writing at various programs around the world including Clarion South.

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Seton Hill University - Science fiction - James Morrow - Clarion South

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