Sheree Thomas

Sheree Thomas

"Sheree Thomas" also credited as "Sheree R. Thomas" and "Sheree Renée Thomas" is a writer, book editor and publisher whose groundbreaking Dark Matter collected the works of some of the best African American Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy writers working at the time. Authors such as Samuel R. Delany, Octavia E. Butler, Charles R. Saunders, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Jewelle Gomez, Ishmael Reed, Kalamu ya Salaam, Robert Fleming, and Nalo Hopkinson. Venerable writers like George S. Schuyler and W.E.B. Dubois also had stories included in the collection. "Dark Matter" was honored with the 2005 and the 2001 World Fantasy Award and named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. [http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/]

Sheree is the publisher of Wanganegresse Press, has contributed to national publications including the Washington Post Book World, Black Issues Book Review, QBR, and Hip Mama. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Ishmael Reed's Konch, Drumvoices Revue, Obsidian III, African Voices, storySouth, and other literary journals and has received Honorable Mention in the [http://www.gamalei.net/sluice/ Year's Best Fantasy and Horror] , 16th and 17th annual collections. A native of Memphis, she lives in New York City. [http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/52/1933/index.html] .

Bibliography

* "Anansi" (1999)
* (2000), "NEW YORK TIMES" Notable Book of the Year, winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD for Year's Best Anthology, GOLD PEN Award
* "The Last Moonsong" story in "Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature & Art" (2001)
* "For the Distinguished Historian..." poem in "Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature & Art" (2001)
* "The Road to Khartoum" poem in "Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam" (2001) edited by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera.
* "How Sukie Come Free" story in ( 2003 )
* "The Grassdreaming Tree" story in (2004) edited by Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan
* (2004), winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD for Year's Best Anthology
* "Marrakesh" and "Sky in West Memphis" poems in "STORYSOUTH" (2005)
* "In the Negro Section of Nashville" and "On Entering William Edmondson's Sculpture Yard in Nashville" poems in "STORYSOUTH" (2005)
* "Graze a Dark Field" poem in "ESSENCE Magazine" (2006)
* "Praisesong on the Passage of a Brilliant Star, from a Dreamer Below" essay in "CALLALOO" Volume 29.2 (2006)
* "Survivor at rest" poem in "HURRICANE BLUES: Poems about Katrina and Rita" (2006) edited by Philip C. Kolin and Susan Swartwout
* "Lore" poem in "SOUTHERN REVIVAL: DEEP MAGIC FOR HURRICANE RELIEF" (2006) edited by Tamara Kaye Sellman
* "Ezilie in Cavaillon" in "MYTHIC 2" (2006)
* "Untitled Old Scratch poem, featuring River" in "MYTHIC DELIRIUM" (2006), nominated for the Pushcart Prize
* "Touch" story in "COLORLINES Magazine": The national magazine on race and politics (2006)
* "sky in west memphis" poem and "lightning" in "THE RINGING EAR: Black Poets Lean South" (2007) edited by Nikky Finney
* "Malaika Descending" story in "BRONX BIANNUAL 2: The Journal of Urbane Urban Literature" (2007) edited by Miles Marshall Lewis
* "What's Your Fantasy: MARVELOUS WORLD" article in "VIBE" (2007)
* "Fallen" poem in THE 2007 RHYSLING ANTHOLOGY: THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, AND HORROR POETRY OF 2006 edited by Drew Morse (Science Fiction Poetry Association with Prime Books)
* "Bender's Bow" story in "COLORLINES Magazine": The national magazine on race and politics (2008)

Interviews

* [http://www.coloredgirls.com/Otherviews/sheree.html You Are Not Alone: An Interview with Sheree R. Thomas] , "ColoredGirls.com"
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12742905 Black Science Fiction and Fantasy] with Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, and Sheree R. Thomas on NPR, News & Notes, August 13, 2007 (Audio)

References

* [http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/authors/52/1933/index.html Sheree Thomas Bibliography site by Hachette Book Group]
* [http://www.scifi.com/sfw/books/sfw5840.html Joe Monti's Scifi.com review of Dark Matter]
* [http://www.scifi.com/sfw/books/sfw10658.html Pamela Sargent's review of Dark Matter: Reading the Bones]
* [http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/thomas.html Steven Silver's review of Dark Matter]
* [http://authors.aalbc.com/sheree.htm AALBC Author page with Sheree Thomas]

External links

* [http://blackpotmojo.blogspot.com/ Blackpot Mojo] -- Sheree Thomas' Blog
* [http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/2001.html World Fantasy awards]


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