Damian Peters
"First and foremost, I am a Black Fantasy Writer. When
black people look at fantasy, who do we see? We are omitted
by authors because we are invisible to them in their own
realities, written as villains, or subjected to weird
fetishizations that are unhelpful, weird, and damaging. Thus,
many of my characters have black features, are inspired by
black culture and black thought, and are based on real black
people. One of the best ways we can become more human to
others is to tell our stories."