Zelda Knight
{{Short description|American writer and editor}}
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.{{cite news|title=Buy black, read black. Meet the woman who started one of Louisville's Black publishing houses|first=Savannah|last=Eadens|date=August 27, 2020|location=Louisville|website=Courier Journal}}{{cite news|title=How To Support Racial Justice, Diversity and Activism This Week In Louisville|date=September 7, 2020|first=Danielle|last=Grady|website=Louisville Eccentric Observer}}
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.{{cite web|title=About|url=https://oliviaeraymond.com/about/|access-date=November 23, 2022|website=Olivia E. Raymond}}
Bibliography
Awards and nominations
She won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Anthology" in 2021 for Dominion.{{Cite web|last=locusmag|date=September 27, 2021|title=2021 British Fantasy Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2021-british-fantasy-awards-winners/|access-date=November 23, 2022|website=Locus Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202013709/https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2021-british-fantasy-awards-winners/|url-status=live}} She was a nominee for "Best Anthology" category at the 2021 Locus Awards for Dominion.{{Cite web|last=locusmag|date=26 May 2021|title=2021 Locus Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2021-locus-awards-winners/|access-date=November 23, 2022|website=Locus Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217040541/https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2021-locus-awards-winners/|url-status=live}} and the 2020 This Is Horror awards.{{Cite web|last=locusmag|date=2021-09-07|title=2020 This Is Horror Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2020-this-is-horror-awards-winners/|access-date=2022-02-02|website=Locus Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202013704/https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2020-this-is-horror-awards-winners/|url-status=live}}
In 2023, Africa Risen was nominated for the 54th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work.{{cite web|title=Africa Risen Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Literary Work|url=https://www.tor.com/2023/01/19/africa-risen-receives-naacp-image-award-nomination-for-outstanding-literary-work/|first=Molly|last=Templeton|date=January 19, 2023|website=Tor.com}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|authorzknight.com}}
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Category:African-American novelists
Category:African-American short story writers
Category:African-American women writers
Category:Speculative fiction writers of African descent