Born: 20 December 1960, Jamaica
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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Nalo Hopkinson has been writing and publishing speculative fiction since 1995. Born in Jamaica, Hopkinson has lived, written, and taught in the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States. After a decade as a professor of creative writing at the University of California Riverside, she has recently joined the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. She is a recipient of the John W. Campbell Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Sunburst Award. In 2021, the Science Fiction Writers of America honored her with the Damon Knight Memorial “Grand Master” Award for lifetime achievement in the genre, making her the first woman recipient of African descent.