Join us for a conversation with authors Nnedi Okorafor and Roseanne Brown on their Afrofuturist works.
Nnedi Okorafor is an international award-winning novelist of science fiction and fantasy for children, young adults and adults. Born in the United States to Nigerian immigrant parents, Nnedi is known for drawing from African cultures to create captivating stories with unforgettable characters and evocative settings. Her New York Times bestselling series including "Binti," "Akata Witch" and "Who Fears Death," currently in development at HBO with George R.R. Martin. She has won every major prize in speculative fiction, including the World Fantasy, Nebula, Eisner, and multiple Hugo awards, as well as general honors such as the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature.
Roseanne “Rosie” A. Brown is an immigrant from the West African nation of Ghana and a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she completed the Jimenez-Porter Writers’ House program. Her debut novel "A Song of Wraiths and Ruin" was an instant New York Times Bestseller, an Indie Bestseller, and received six starred reviews. She has worked with Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney among other publishers.

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