Artist Olivia Stephens is responsible for the FIYAH #10 cover art. We asked her a bit about her process and the work she’s excited about. 1: What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? It’s a common answer these days, but: anime and manga. I’ve always drawn a bit, but once I […]
Illustrator Dustin Bolton is responsible for the FIYAH #9 cover art. We asked him a bit about his process and the work he’s excited about. 1: When was the moment you decided that you wanted to become a creator? I wanted to create and tell stories for as long as I can remember. My […]
1: Tell us a bit about your background as an artist. I am an Atlanta based comic artist. I’ve been doing comics professionally for about 2 years now, but I’ve really liked drawing from a young age. In middle school I decided I wanted to do comics so I went to SCAD. It was very […]
Continuing our interview duo for MOTHER OF INVENTION, we now talk with Hugo-award winning John Chu. For those who might have missed the first interview with Nisi Shawl (you really shouldn’t though), MOTHER OF INVENTION is an anthology exploring concepts of gender as it relates to artificial intelligence. Among the final list of contributors to Mother of […]
Today at FIYAH, we’re talking with Nisi Shawl a bit about her work in the upcoming anthology, MOTHER OF INVENTION. This is a heavyweight anthology people need to look out. Among the final list of contributors to Mother of Invention are award-winning science fiction and fantasy writers from around the world, including New York Times bestselling and multi […]
The road to publication is not easy for anyone and comes with a number of hurdles. For black writers, these challenges are multiplied and because of institutional issues, the path seems almost impossible. But the resiliency of black folks always finds a way and for many black SFF writers that way was in the form of […]
FIYAH: Welcome to our first Black History Month here at FIYAH. As part of our celebration of this illustrious time of year, we are interviewing black SFF writers from across the globe. Our second interview is with the wonderfully talented and far too humble, Nicky Drayden. We so appreciate her taking the time out to […]
FIYAH: Welcome to our first Black History Month here at FIYAH. As part of our celebration of this illustrious time of year, we are interviewing black SFF writers from across the globe. For our first author, we will be talking to Tade Thompson. He’s an award winning writer and on the cutting edge of African […]
