by Sharon Mitchell | Oct 10, 2021 | authors, black writers, fantasy
Hello Ebi! Hello Fam! Last week, I found myself dealing with a writerly conundrum. It continues to be quite frustrating as it affects my chosen genre and whether I should change it. For many years, Amachi’s Hope has been written and promoted for the Young Adult...
by Sharon Mitchell | Aug 5, 2014 | authors, Caribbean, diversity, emancipated, fantasy, Hugo, independence, Jamaica, Karen Lord, Nalo Hopkinson, Nebula, science fiction, Tobias S. Buckell, writers
Ek’abo Ebi! (Welcome Family!)As a Yardie, it is only right that I acknowledge Jamaica’s 52nd year of independence from British colonial rule (August 6, 2014). In addition, August 1st marked 176 years since Jamaica was emancipated from slavery. (Though it...
by Sharon Mitchell | Feb 25, 2014 | fantasy, influence, Octavia Butler, sci-fi, speculative fiction, WOC, writer
Ek’abo Ebi! (Welcome Family!) It was the late 1990’s. Sitting at my desk at work, I was twiddling my thumbs, waiting for an attorney to call me with my next assignment. Suddenly the phone rings. A friend of mine was on the line. “Guuurl I...
by Sharon Mitchell | Nov 19, 2013 | After Earth, fantasy, main characters of color, MCOC, movie, sci-fi
Ek’abo Ebi! (Welcome Family!)My husband and I watched Will Smith’s After Earth earlier this week. Though the movie was not what I expected, the one thing I really appreciated was that there was not just one, but two Main Characters of Color. Will...
by Sharon Mitchell | Jul 20, 2013 | Amachi's Hope, Book, fantasy, West African culture, YA
Bawo and Ek’abo! Hi and welcome! I am Sharon and this is my very first blog entry! I sound green don’t I? LOL! I can’t help it. I know a handful of people who have their own blogs but I was never compelled...
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