Editing Octavia E. Butler (section)

==== 1970s–1980s ====
* Veronica Mixon, "Futurist Woman: Octavia Butler." ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'', April 9, 1979, pp.&nbsp;12, 15.
* Jeffrey Elliot, "Interview with Octavia Butler", ''Thrust'' 12. Summer 1979, pp.&nbsp;19–22.
* "Future Forum", ''Future Life'' 17. 1980, p.&nbsp;60.
* Rosalie G. Harrison, "Sci-Fi Visions: An Interview with Octavia Butler", ''Equal Opportunity Forum Magazine'', February 8, 1980, pp.&nbsp;30–34.
* Wayne Warga, "Corn Chips Yield Grist for Her Mill", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', January 30, 1981. Sec. 5: 15.
* Chico Norwood, "Science Fiction Writer Comes of Age", ''Los Angeles Sentinel'', April 16, 1981. A5, Al5.
* Carolyn S. Davidson, "The Science Fiction of Octavia Butler", ''SagaU'' 2.1. 1981, p.&nbsp;35.
* Bever-leigh Banfield, "Octavia Butler: A Wild Seed", ''Hip'' 5.9. 1981, pp.&nbsp;48 and following.
* "''Black Scholar''&nbsp;Interview with Octavia Butler: Black Women and the Science Fiction Genre." By Frances M. Beal.&nbsp;''[[The Black Scholar|Black Scholar]].'' 17.2. March–April 1986, pp.&nbsp;14–18. {{JSTOR|41067255}}.
* Charles Brown, "Octavia E. Butler", ''[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]'' 21.10. October 1988.
* S. McHenry, "Otherworldly Vision", ''Essence'' 29.10. February 1989. p.&nbsp;80.
* Claudia Peck, "Interview: Octavia Butler", ''Skewed: The Magazine of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror'' 1. pp.&nbsp;18–27.