Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award–winning science fiction and fantasy author Nalo Hopkinson’s body of work is nothing short of astonishing. Her more than a dozen books span different universes and dimensions—but all centre non-normative voices and experiences, and explore the potential that emanates from doing so. She discusses imagination and equity; identity and possibility in conversation with Doretta Lau. She’ll also delve into the ideas within her new release, Blackheart Man, in which the magical island of Chynchin faces conquerors from abroad and something even darker from within. Its fate is told through the story of Veycosi—a poor student with a complex polyamorous personal life—as he grapples with sinister forces at work. Moderated by Doretta Lau.

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Nalo Hopkinson

NALO HOPKINSON is the award-winning author of numerous novels and short stories for adults. Nalo grew up in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Guyana before moving to Canada when she was sixteen. She writes science fiction and fantasy, exploring their potential for centering non-normative voices and experiences. She is now based in Vancouver, Canada.

Doretta Lau

DORETTA LAU started watching horror movies at age nine and sketch comedy at eleven. She is the author of the short story collection How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun? and a forthcoming novel about a dysfunctional workplace struggling to open a theme park that celebrates death.