Nalo Hopkinson

Nalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican-born Canadian speculative fiction writer and editor, born in 1960, whose novels such as Brown Girl in the Ring, Midnight Robber and The Salt Roads often draw on Caribbean history, language and oral storytelling. Her short story collection Skin Folk works in similar territory, and she has edited anthologies including Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root and Mojo: Conjure Stories. In 2020 she was named the 37th Damon Knight Grand Master for lifetime achievement in science fiction and fantasy. She lives and teaches in Vancouver, British Columbia.