K. Tempest Bradford
Encyclopedia
K. Tempest Bradford is an African-American science fiction and fantasy author and editor. She was a non-fiction and managing editor with Fantasy Magazine
from 2007 to 2009 and has edited fiction for Peridot Books, The Fortean Bureau
and Sybil's Garage
.,
Bradford is an activist for racial and gender equality both within and outside of the science fiction community. In 2005 she founded the Angry Black Woman blog, and her contributions under that moniker have appeared in Feminist SF:The Blog, Colorlines, NPR
's News and Notes, and in African-American studies textbooks.
A graduate of New York University
's Gallatin School of Individualized Study
, Bradford is also an alumna of the Clarion West workshop and the Online Writing Workshop (formerly Del Rey
). Bradford has been a juror for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award
. She is a member of the Altered Fluid writing group in New York City.
Fantasy Magazine
Fantasy Magazine is a U.S.-based online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It was launched as a print edition at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. It continued in this format for six more issues, but in mid-October 2007, it moved online, with daily content, and spun off...
from 2007 to 2009 and has edited fiction for Peridot Books, The Fortean Bureau
Fortean Bureau
The Fortean Bureau was an online magazine published from Laramie, Wyoming, between 2002–06 and edited by Jeremy and Sarah Tolbert. It was published monthly from July 2002 to December 2004, then quarterly in 2005, with the final issue published in April 2006. There was a total of 33 issues.The...
and Sybil's Garage
Sybil's Garage
Sybil's Garage is a speculative fiction, poetry, and art journal, published by Senses Five Press. Issues one through six were released as a small press magazine, or zine. Issue seven was released in trade paperback format. The publication combines artwork with fiction and poetry for a unique...
.,
Bradford is an activist for racial and gender equality both within and outside of the science fiction community. In 2005 she founded the Angry Black Woman blog, and her contributions under that moniker have appeared in Feminist SF:The Blog, Colorlines, NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's News and Notes, and in African-American studies textbooks.
A graduate of New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
The Gallatin School of Individualized Study is a small interdisciplinary college within New York University. Gallatin aims to provide a "small college" feel, while being located within one of the largest private universities in the United States. Students design their own interdisciplinary program...
, Bradford is also an alumna of the Clarion West workshop and the Online Writing Workshop (formerly Del Rey
Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn since 1998, by Bertelsmann AG. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy...
). Bradford has been a juror for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by science fiction authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon.- Background...
. She is a member of the Altered Fluid writing group in New York City.
Fiction
- "Enmity" in Electric Velocipede issue 17/18, 2009.
- "Elan Vital" in Sybil's Garage No. 6, 2009.
- "Different Day" in Federations, 2009.
- "Until Forgiveness Comes" in Strange HorizonsStrange HorizonsStrange Horizons is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry in every issue....
, 2008 - "Black Feather" in Interfictions, 2007; PodCastle, 2010.
- "The Seventh Reflection" in Thou Shalt Not... a horror and dark fantasy anthology, 2006.
- "Change of Life" in Farthing, 2006; PodCastle, 2009.
- "Hard Rain" in Farthing, 2006.
- "Why I Don't Drink Anymore" (as Finley Larkin) in Abyss & Apex, 2003.
- "Elf Aware" (as Finley Larkin) in Cafe Irreal, 2002; PodCastle, 2009.
- "What We Make Of It" in Peridot Books, 2000.
Non-fiction
- Q&A, The WisCon Chronicles, vol. 1. Aqueduct PressAqueduct PressAqueduct Press is a publisher based in Seattle, Washington, United States which publishes material which features a feminist viewpoint.-History:...
, 2007. - "On the Clarion Workshops", The WisCon Chronicles, vol. 2. Aqueduct PressAqueduct PressAqueduct Press is a publisher based in Seattle, Washington, United States which publishes material which features a feminist viewpoint.-History:...
, 2008. - "WisCon and POC Spaces", The WisCon Chronicles, vol. 3: Carnival of Feminist SF. Aqueduct PressAqueduct PressAqueduct Press is a publisher based in Seattle, Washington, United States which publishes material which features a feminist viewpoint.-History:...
, 2009. - "Why 'Black' and Not 'African American'?", Key Debates: An Introduction To African American Studies. Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Jennifer Burton (January 2010)