POC SoCal authors?

[jhameia]

Names on my list:
- Bryan Thao Worra
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Sofia Samatar

There must be more.

ETA Of course there is:

- SL Huang (LA-based http://www.slhuang.com/books/)
- Lisa Bolekaja (San Diego-based; Octavia Butler scholar to Clarion)
- Marilyn Chin (SD also, mostly a poet but has some recent SF stuff)
- Steve Barnes
- Tananarive Due
- Neil Aitken (http://www.neil-aitken.com/ he's also UCR alumnus)
- Kenji Liu (http://www.kenjiliu.com/publication-history/)
- Kima Jones

Comments

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

Minor correction: Lisa Bolekaja went to Clarion in San Diego, not Clarion West in Seattle. I am charmed, because usually the error goes in the other direction.

[fantasyecho.livejournal.com]

*fixes*

Teehee. I guess my brain always defaults to the Seattle workshop!

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

Kima Jones writes amazing poetry, and I've enjoyed Nalo Hopkinson's work. I'm going tot have to check out the others!