Zelda Knight

Olivia E. Raymond who writes under the pen name Zelda Knight or Author Z. Knight is an American writer and editor who is chiefly known as the co-editor of Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora and Africa Risen. She is the publisher of Aurelia Leo, a speculative fiction publisher based in Louisville.[1][2]

Life

Knight holds an MA in Public History from the University of Louisville and is currently post-doctorate student in Pan-African Studies from the same school.[3]

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

She won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Anthology" in 2021 for Dominion.[4] She was a nominee for "Best Anthology" category at the 2021 Locus Awards for Dominion.[5] and the 2020 This Is Horror awards.[6] In 2023, Africa Risen was nominated for the 54th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work.[7]

References
  1. Eadens, Savannah (August 27, 2020). "Buy black, read black. Meet the woman who started one of Louisville's Black publishing houses". Courier Journal. Louisville.
  2. Grady, Danielle (September 7, 2020). "How To Support Racial Justice, Diversity and Activism This Week In Louisville". Louisville Eccentric Observer.
  3. "About". Olivia E. Raymond. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  4. locusmag (September 27, 2021). "2021 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  5. locusmag (26 May 2021). "2021 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  6. locusmag (2021-09-07). "2020 This Is Horror Awards Winners". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  7. Templeton, Molly (January 19, 2023). "Africa Risen Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Literary Work". Tor.com.
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