Daniel José Older
Daniel José Older is an American fantasy and young adult fiction writer.[2] His work includes the Shadowshaper Cypher series as well as novels in the Star Wars series.
Daniel José Older
World Fantasy Award Petition[edit]
In August 2014, Older started a petition to change the World Fantasy Award statuette from a bust of H. P. Lovecraft to one of African-American author Octavia Butler, on account of Lovecraft's racism, and concerns that it would be disrespectful to recipients, in particular those belonging to non-white ethnicities that Lovecraft held in particular contempt.[5][6] In November 2015 it was announced that the World Fantasy Award trophy would no longer be modeled on Lovecraft.[7] Older told The Guardian newspaper by email, "If fantasy as a genre truly wants to embrace all of its fans, and I believe it does, we can't keep lionising a man who used literature as a weapon against entire races. Writers of color… raised our voices collectively, en masse, and the World Fantasy folks heard us. Today, fantasy is a better, more inclusive, and stronger genre because of it."[7]