The first woman of African descent to receive the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master award, which is a lifetime honor from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, Nalo Hopkinson is also the youngest person to receive this accolade. Jamaican-born, Hopkinson is the lead author of the House of Whispers comics series, set in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Universe, whose TV adaptation is now streaming on Netflix. She’s written five novels, including the award-winning Brown Girl in the Ring, and her writing often draws on Caribbean language and traditions. She’s been a Nebula Awards finalist and won a World Fantasy Award, as well as the Gaylactic Spectrum Award for positive LGBTQ representation.
