Journey with 'Pemi Aguda, Mateo Askaripour and Nnedi Okorafor as they craft alternate realities … blending the supernatural, futuristic, and speculative to challenge societal norms and inspire new ways of seeing our world.
| Where: | Modern Languages Room 350 (Seats 318, Wheelchair accessible)    |
| When: | Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 10:55 am |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Fiction / Literature |
| Moderator: | Jessica Braithwaite |
| Sponsors: | Session made possible courtesy of The William & Mary Ross Foundation, University of Arizona - Facilities Management, UA College of Humanities |
’Pemi Aguda is an MFA graduate from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. Her writing has been published in Granta, Ploughshares, Zoetrope, and other publications, and has been awarded the O....
New York Times bestselling author Mateo Askaripour wants people to feel seen. His first novel, "Black Buck," takes on racism in corporate America with humor and wit. Askaripour was chosen as one of Entertainment Weekly’s “10 rising stars to make waves,” and "Black Buck" was a Read with Jenna Today show book club pick....
Nnedi Okorafor is the author of multiple award-winning and New York Times bestsellers. Her latest book is "Death of the Author." She has won every major prize in speculative fiction, including the World Fantasy, Nebula and Eisner Awards, multiple Hugo Awards, and the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa....
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