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“Within this revelatory 22-piece anthology of prose and poetry across the horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres, editors Allen and Cherelle have gathered works by some of the best and boldest voices in African-American speculative writing... There’s something for everyone in this outstanding anthology.” --Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)

Inspired by the work of Black science fiction and speculative fiction writers Octavia Butler, Jewelle Gomez, Nalo Hopkinson, N.K. Jemisin, and others; as well as by the theory of Afro-futurism as defined by Alondra Nelson, BLF Press is excited to announce a collection that encompasses the broad spectrum of Black speculative writing, including science fiction, fantasy, and Afrofuturism, all by Black women writers.

Black From the Future: A Collection of Black Speculative Writing encompasses the broad spectrum of Black speculative writing, including science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, and Afrofuturism, all by Black women writers. Editors Stephanie Andrea Allen and Lauren Cherelle have gathered the voices of twenty emerging and established writers in speculative fiction and poetry; writers who’ve imagined the weird and the wondrous, the futuristic and the fantastical, the shadowy and the sublime.

Contributors include: Jewelle Gomez, Eden Royce, Nicole Sconiers, Morgan Christie, Almah LaVon, Vernita Hall, Stefani Cox, Destine Carrington, Leila Green, K.E. Bell, Kivel Carson, Kristian Astre, LaToya Hankins, M. Shelly Conner, Maya Hughley, Nicole Givens-Kurtz, Riley Ramanathan, Tyhitia Green, Lauren Cherelle, and Stephanie Andrea Allen.