When I graduated from college and I was out in the world, I became ready to face my own fears. I actually started writing in SF/fantasy, which I read in Junior High and High School. What was it about the horror genre that drew you to it?
It was later that I started thinking about wanting to have my own work in print, like the books that I enjoyed reading. The idea of making up fantasy stories came natural after listening to my mom. Since I was the oldest it was my job to keep the rest of the children entertained. I had a very active imagination when I was younger, kept alive by my mother telling us stories she made up, often putting characters in them with our names. Catch her work in Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (May/June), Classic Monsters Unleashed and Giving the Devil His Due. She is a co-editor of Sycorax’s Daughters, an anthology of horror fiction/poetry by African-American women. Addison has published over 380 poems, stories and articles and is a member of CITH, HWA, SFWA and SFPA.
She is a recipient of the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award, HWA Mentor of the Year and SFPA Grand Master of Fantastic Poetry.
Addison is an award-winning author of five collections, including The Place of Broken Things written with Alessandro Manzetti, & How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend, and the first African-American recipient of the HWA Bram Stoker Award®.
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