K. Tempest Bradford
Bradford in 2023
Born	(1978-04-19)April 19, 1978 (age 46) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, editor, creative writing teacher
Genre	Science fiction,fantasy,Middle grade fiction
Notable works	Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion
Notable awards	NebulaAndre Norton Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (2023),Locus Award (2020, 2023),IGNYTE Award (2020, 2021),The Lemonade Award (2022)
Website
www.ktempestbradford.com

K. Tempest Bradford (born April 19, 1978 inCincinnati,Ohio) is an African-American science fiction andfantasy author and editor. She was a non-fiction and managing editor withFantasy Magazine from 2007 to 2009, and has edited fiction forPeridot Books, TheFortean Bureau, andSybil's Garage.^[1][2] She is the author ofRuby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion, her debut middle grade novel published in 2022,^[3] which won theAndre Norton Award in 2023.^[4]

A graduate ofNew York University'sGallatin School of Individualized Study, Bradford is also an alumna of theClarion West Writers Workshop (class of 2003)^[5] and the Online Writing Workshop (formerlyDel Rey). She has been a juror for theJames Tiptree, Jr. Award and is currently Vice-Chair of theCarl Brandon Society Steering Committee.

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,^[6]NPR'sNews & Notes,^[7] and African-American studies textbooks.

She teaches creative writing classes that focus on writing inclusive narratives forWriting the Other,^[8]LitReactor,^[9] andClarion West.^[10]

• Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion (September 2022,Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR),ISBN 978-0374388799)
• "The Copper Scarab" in Clockwork Cairo, ed. Matthew Bright, 2017 and Sunspot Jungle: The Ever Expanding Universe of Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. Bill Campbell, 2019.^[11]
• "Until Forgiveness Comes" inStrange Horizons, 2008 and In the Shadow of the Towers: Speculative Fiction in a Post-9/11 World, ed. Douglas Lain, 2015^[12]
• "Uncertainty Principle" inDiverse Energies, 2012.
• "Black Feather" in Interfictions, 2007;^[13] PodCastle, 2010, and Happily Ever After, ed. John Klima, 2011.^[14]
• "Elan Vital" in Sybil's Garage No. 6, 2009 and EscapePod episode 269, 2010.^[15]
• "Enmity" in Electric Velocipede issue 17/18, 2009.^[16]
• "Different Day" in Federations, 2009.
• "The Seventh Reflection" in Thou Shalt Not... a horror and dark fantasy anthology, 2006.
• "Change of Life" in Farthing, 2006; PodCastle, 2009.^[17]
• "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.^[18]
• "What We Make Of It" in Peridot Books, 2000.

• "Androids and Allegory", Mother of Invention anthology supplementary essay,Twelfth Planet Press, 2018.
• "Representation Matters: A Literary Call To Arms", LitReactor Magazine, 2017.
• "Cultural Appropriation Is, In Fact, Indefensible",NPRCode Switch blog, 2017.
• io9 Newsstand, a weekly column atio9, 2014 - 2015.
• "An ‘Unexpected’ Treat For Octavia E. Butler Fans",NPR Book Review, 2014.
• "Invisible Bisexuality in Torchwood", Apex Magazine, 2014.
• "Women Are Destroying Science Fiction! (That’s OK; They Created It)",NPR Books, 2014.
• "What Will Be The Next Game Of Thrones? We’ve Got Some Ideas",NPR Books, 2014.
• "The Women We Don't See: Season Thirteen", Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who.Mad Norwegian Press, 2012.
• "Why Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is The Ultimate White Guilt Fantasy",io9, 2012.
• "Martha Jones: Fangirl Blues", Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It.Mad Norwegian Press, 2010.
• "Why 'Black' and Not 'African American'?",Key Debates: An Introduction To African American Studies. Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Jennifer Burton (January 2010)
• Q&A,The WisCon Chronicles, vol. 1.Aqueduct Press, 2007.
• "On the Clarion Workshops",The WisCon Chronicles, vol. 2.Aqueduct Press, 2008.
• "WisCon and POC Spaces",The WisCon Chronicles, vol. 3: Carnival of Feminist SF.Aqueduct Press, 2009.

• Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (writer,Wizards of the Coast, 2021)^[19]

• Official website
• Entry at the Feminist SF wiki
• K. Tempest Bradford at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
• K. Tempest Bradford atIMDb
• Angry Black Woman blog

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