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On Friday, July 27, Nisi Shawl presented Dennis Staples with the Owl Pendant honoring his status as our Octavia E. Butler Scholar attending Clarion West’s 2018 Six-Week Workshop session.  As she has done since the award’s inception, Laurie Toby Edison provided a beautiful silver pendant cast from a design Octavia commissioned.  The accompanying photos show Nisi approaching Dennis, struggling with the clasp, and applauding his heartfelt speech of thanks, followed by a shot of him being mobbed by his classmates and well-wishers.  Thank you to everyone who made these moments possible.  Long live Octavia and her brood!

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(P.S.: And a huge bundle of thanks to Yang-Yang Wang for providing these photos.)

Your generosity and enthusiasm helped us raise $7,267 over the course of our Octavia Birthday fundraiser, which includes the matching grants. We thank everyone who participated, whether you donated money or helped spread the word. Your support helps fund the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship and other programs. Look for updates on the scholarship and other programs here on the site and through our social media channels.

Sincerely,

The Carl Brandon Society Steering Committee

As of last night–one week into our celebratory donation drive in honor of  CBS member Octavia E. Butler–we’ve raised $5060!  Thank you so much, dear ones, for bringing us so near our $10,000 goal so quickly!  Stay tuned for further encouraged words from previous Butler Scholarship recipients and winners of the Kindred and Parallax Awards–and spread the glad news!

To learn more and donate now, see this earlier post.