Celu Amberstone (born 1947), sometimes seen as Celu Amberston, is a Canadian writer of fantasy and science fiction.
Early life and education
Celu Amberstone is of
Cherokee and
Scots-Irish ancestry. She is blind, from prenatal exposure to
rubella
Rubella, also known as German measles or three-day measles, is an infection caused by the rubella virus. This disease is often mild, with half of people not realizing that they are infected. A rash may start around two weeks after exposure and ...
. She holds a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology and a master's degree in health education.
["On Writing, with Celu Amberstone"](_blank)
''Open Book Ontario'' (May 8, 2012).
Career
Books by Amberstone include ''Blessings of the Blood: A Book of Menstrual Lore and Rituals for Women'' (1991), ''Deepening the Power: Community Ritual and Sacred Theatre'' (Beach Holme Publishing 1995), and ''The Dreamer's Legacy'' (Kegedonce Press 2012). Her short story "Refugees" appears in ''
So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy'' (2004), edited by
Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan. "Refugees" was also excerpted in ''Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction'' (2012), edited by Grace L. Dillon. The story has been the subject of several scholarly articles, as an example of
Indigenous Futurism
Indigenous Futurisms is a movement consisting of art, literature, comics, games, and other forms of media which express Indigenous perspectives of the future, past, and present in the context of science fiction and related sub-genres. Such perspect ...
, including the lecture "Early America through the Lens of Science Fiction" by Laura M. Stevens of the University of Tulsa at her lecture in Obama Institute for
Transnational American Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.
[Laura M. Stevens]
''"Early America through the Lens of Science Fiction"''
lecture, Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany: OK June 27, 2019.
Personal life
Amberstone lives in
Victoria, British Columbia.
References
External links
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Celu Amberstoneat the Kegedonce Press website.
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1947 births
Canadian women short story writers
Canadian fantasy writers
Canadian science fiction writers
Blind writers
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century Canadian short story writers
21st-century Canadian novelists
Canadian women non-fiction writers
21st-century Canadian non-fiction writers