404: Interview with Tonya Liburd

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NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast

Season: 4 Episode: 4

Warning: Content Marked Explicit.

Published on Mar 9th at 1:00pm

We interview Tonya Liburd, author of “The Drunken Tree”, episode 403. Tonya Liburd shares a birthday with Ray Bradbury and Simeon Daniel, which may tell you a little something about her; and while she has an enviable collection of vintage dust bunnies to her credit, her passions are music (someday!) and of course, words. One day she hopes, when introducing herself as a writer, she won't feel all weird about it. Her poetry has been nominated for the 2017 & 2018 Rhysling Awards, and longlisted in the 2015 Carter V. Cooper(Vanderbilt)/Exile Short Fiction Competition. Her work is used in Nisi Shawl's workshops and Tananarive due’s UCLA Horror course (the latter of which was crashed by Jordan Peele of Get Out Fame) as examples of code switching. Her fiction has been praised by Publisher’s Weekly and at Barnes & Noble’s SFF blog. She is the recipient of an Ontario Arts Council writer’s grant in 2020. She is also the Senior Editor of Abyss & Apex Magazine. You can find her blogging at https://www.spiderlilly.com or on Twitter at @somesillywowzer. Links to items discussed: https://www.tor.com/2020/03/11/the-night-sun-zin-e-rocklyn/ (The Night Sun) by Zin E Rocklyn https://apex-magazine.com/the-ace-of-knives/ (Ace of Knives) - Apex Magazine https://www.fantasy-magazine.com/new/new-fiction/10-steps-to-a-whole-new-you/ (10 Steps to a Whole New You) - Fantasy Magazine https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Play-White-Chesya-Burke/dp/1937009998 (Let’s Play White) by Chesya Burke https://www.thewrap.com/shudder-orders-horror-anthology-series-showcasing-black-writers-directors/ (Black Horror Anthology Announcement) https://www.serialbox.com/serials/black-panther (Black Panther: Sins of the King) on Serial Box http://www.spiderlilly.com/ (www.spiderlilly.com) Twitter: https://twitter.com/somesillywowzer (@somesillywowzer) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TonyaLiburd (https://www.patreon.com/TonyaLiburd)

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