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Author: Byshera Williams

Byshera Williams is an editor, cultural critic, and writer. She worked as an Associate Editor and Social Media Manager for the The Smart Set. She recently graduated from Drexel University magna cum laude with a B.A. in English and two minors in Africana Studies and Philosophy. Her senior thesis: "The Price of Progress: the Black Female Body in Speculative Fiction," speaks to her ongoing academic and artistic interests in studying, implementing, and creating narratives about the future where Black women of all intersections are safe and valued the same way as any other person.
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12/10/2020

Truly Dystopian

Speculative fiction's misogynoir problem

by Byshera Williams

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12/13/2018

Like You’re Running Out of Time

Learning what it means to be a writer

by Byshera Williams

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11/09/2018

Resonating Roles

An interview with Blindspotting’s Rolanda D. Bell

by Byshera Williams

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07/27/2018

In Plain Sight

An interview with Blindspotting's Rafael Casal

by Byshera Williams

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06/08/2017

Flipping the Script

Get Out, blackness, and horror

by Byshera Williams

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02/16/2017

The Reality of Rebellion

A lack of blackness in dystopian fiction

by Byshera Williams

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12/23/2016

Pressure Makes Perfect

An interview with Valerie Graves

by Byshera Williams

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