Author Octavia Butler (pictured on screen) during a tribute in NYC in 2006. (Image via Flickr)
It is 2024, and America has collapsed.
A dysfunctional, authoritarian...
Across Latin America, writers who once turned to magical realism to capture the realities of the region are increasingly turning to science fiction and fantasy.
As US-China tensions rise, science fiction authors in China looking to break into the international market are being forced to navigate a widening breach.
Writers and experts discuss how fiction genres that used to be identified with aliens, spaceships, and monsters, have become a popular way to respond to world realities.
