Steven Barnes has a blog entry reporting that SF writer Octavia Butler has died. I don’t know anything else about it at the moment than that, but I thought I would pass the information along. When/if there is other verification of this news, I’ll note it.
Update, 4pm: Blogger Edward Champion writes that he called the King County, WA coroner’s office, which confirmed Ms. Butler’s death. Still waiting for an official news story, but I rather deeply doubt either Barnes or Champion is incorrect at this point.
Mrf, that’s a real shame.
Oh no.
If there is a memorial established in her name, please let us know.
Fuckety.
They announced it at Potlatch this morning. She taught our Clarion West class this summer. We were very lucky.
A very sad moment for the genre.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-02-27-butler-obit_x.htm?csp=23&RM_Exclude=aol
:-(
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/260959_butlerobit26ww.html