Career
Her first published story, "Crossover," appeared in the 1971 Clarion Workshop anthology; another short story, "Childfinder," was bought by Harlan Ellison for the as-yet-unpublished collection The Last Dangerous Visions. (Like other stories purchased for that volume, it has yet to appear anywhere.) "I thought I was on my way as a writer..." Butler wrote in her short fiction collection Bloodchild and Other Stories. "In fact, I had five more years of rejection slips and horrible little jobs ahead of me before I sold another word."
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