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SUMMARY:Horror Writing and Religion – An American Prophets Program
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion about religion\, spirituality\, and horror writing! \nLeading writers of horror and suspense discuss their use of religion in their work\, from magic and voodoo in Tananarive Due’s The Good House\, to historical cults in Matt Ruff’s Lovecraft Country. What frightens us so deeply about religion\, and how do different kinds of writing explore the topic? This discussion will be moderated by author Juan Martinez. \nThis program takes place at the University of Chicago Divinity School\, 1025 E 58th St\, Chicago\, IL 60637. Books will be available for purchase and the authors will sign them following the program. \nThis program is presented in conjunction with the AWM’s forthcoming special exhibit American Prophets: Writers\, Religion\, and Culture\, opening November 2025. American Prophets is supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. \n\n\n\n\nAbout the authors: \nTANANARIVE DUE is an award-winning author who teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. A leading voice in Black speculative fiction for more than 20 years\, Due has won an American Book Award\, an NAACP Image Award\, and a British Fantasy Award\, and her writing has been included in best-of-the-year anthologies. Her books include The Reformatory (winner of a Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, Chautauqua Prize\, Bram Stoker Award\, Shirley Jackson Award\, World Fantasy Award\, and a New York Times Notable Book)\, The Wishing Pool and Other Stories\, Ghost Summer: Stories\, My Soul to Keep\, and The Good House. She and her late mother\, civil rights activist Patricia Stephens Due\, co-authored Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights. \nShe was an executive producer on Shudder’s groundbreaking documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. She and her husband/collaborator\, Steven Barnes\, wrote “A Small Town” for Season 2 of Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone on Paramount Plus\, and two segments of Shudder’s anthology film Horror Noire. They also co-wrote their Black Horror graphic novel The Keeper\, illustrated by Marco Finnegan. Due and Barnes co-host a podcast\, “Lifewriting: Write for Your Life!” She and her husband live with their son\, Jason. \nJUAN MARTINEZ is a writer and an associate professor of English at Northwestern University. He is the author of the horror novel Extended Stay (University of Arizona Press / Camino del Sol\, 2023) and of the story collection Best Worst American (Small Beer Press\, 2017). He is also the fiction editor for Jackleg Press. Juan lives with his family near Chicago.
URL:https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/event/horror-writing-and-religion-an-american-prophets-program/
LOCATION:University of Chicago Divinity School\, 1025 E 58th Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637\, United States
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