Thaddeus Howze
Thaddeus Howze | Speculative Fiction Author | Journalist | Pop Culture Analyst
Thaddeus Howze is an award-winning speculative fiction author, journalist, and video game writer with over 30 years of experience in technology and creative fields.
He is the author of Hayward’s Reach (2011), a collection of speculative short stories and Broken Glass (2013), the adventures of his favorite paranormal investigator, Clifford Engram. A prolific writer, his work can be found in various online publications such as Gizmodo and Polygon but is centered on his two new Substacks: Cognitive Dissident and Omniverse.
Thaddeus explores speculative worlds through science fiction, fantasy, and Afrofuturism. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies, and he regularly writes for SCIFI.radio and The Good Men Project, where his columns and podcast tackled critical issues such as climate change, social justice, popular culture, video games and technological futurism.
An experienced educator and writing fellow, Thaddeus taught creative writing to middle school students through Chapter 510's Dept. of Make Believe, and is an active voice in online communities such as Science Fiction and Fantasy Stack Exchange, where he serves as a moderator. With over 42 million views on platforms like Quora and Medium, Thaddeus continues to be a sought-after voice in speculative fiction, media critique, and social justice advocacy.
AWARDS
In addition to answering pop culture and superhero media questions on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Stack Exchange during its heyday, battling it out for the top spots, he was also a Top Writer on the Q&A site Quora.com during the same period, earning the title in 2016, 207, and 2018.
His work as a consultant on the MILE team for Silent Hill: Ascension contributed to Genvid’s Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation In Emerging Media Programming in 2024.
His story of alien invasion called ‘Bludgeon’ will appear in the Library of America's 2025 Black speculative anthology project called “20 Afrofuturist stories: The Black Fantastic” Edited by André Carrington.