Walidah Imarisha

Walidah Imarisha: Walidah Imarisha is a writer, organizer, educator and spoken word artist. She is the co-editor of Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements (AK Press, Spring 2015)and author of the collection of poetry Scars/Stars. Imarisha has also facilitated writing workshops, for students in grades three through twelve, in community centers, youth detention facilities, and women’s prisons.