In June,

Linda D. Addison—poet and writer of horror, science fiction, and fantasy—recently provided the BSADA with an interview of her experience at The Horror Writers Association’s (HWA) first ever StokerCon™ convention at Las Vegas, Nevada. Ms. Addison is the author of four collections, including How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend. In 2001, she became the first African-American author to win the HWA’s Bram Stoker Award® for her poetry collection Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes. Ms. Addison is also a founding member of the writer’s group Circles in the Hair (CITH) and a member of SFWA and SFPA. 

 

As part of her interview with BSADA, Linda Addison provides us with an account of her experience at StokerCon™ 2016, especially participating in Horror University: the HWA’s way of providing more educational experiences for its members. As part of Horror University, she facilitated a workshop called Poetic Forms: The Scary World of Structured Poetry. Additionally, Ms. Addison provides her unique insights into the idea of speculative arts and how one can venture into speculative forms.