Author
Cebo Campbell
Associated Country
United States
Cebo Campbell is an American author, filmmaker, creative director, and cultural strategist whose work explores race, identity, imagination, and social change. Before publishing fiction, he built a career in advertising, branding, and creative leadership, working across media, storytelling, and cultural strategy. His multidisciplinary background has influenced his approach to fiction, which combines speculative concepts with contemporary social and cultural themes.
Campbell gained literary recognition with his debut novel, Sky Full of Elephants, an Afrofuturist and speculative work that imagines a world transformed by the sudden disappearance of all white people. The novel received significant critical attention for its exploration of race, grief, family, identity, and the possibilities of social transformation, and was longlisted for major literary awards.
In addition to his literary work, Campbell is the founder of UnOthr, a multidisciplinary storytelling studio focused on developing narratives across books, film, and other media. His work often examines how stories shape culture and how imagination can be used to challenge assumptions about society and identity. He divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and London.
Campbell gained literary recognition with his debut novel, Sky Full of Elephants, an Afrofuturist and speculative work that imagines a world transformed by the sudden disappearance of all white people. The novel received significant critical attention for its exploration of race, grief, family, identity, and the possibilities of social transformation, and was longlisted for major literary awards.
In addition to his literary work, Campbell is the founder of UnOthr, a multidisciplinary storytelling studio focused on developing narratives across books, film, and other media. His work often examines how stories shape culture and how imagination can be used to challenge assumptions about society and identity. He divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and London.
Books
Wells Without Water 2027
When a sweet, unassuming fifteen-year-old walks into the local police station attempting to kill everyone inside, Carmichael Franklin, a social justice advocate and legal investigator whose hope for a...
One day, a cataclysmic event occurs: all of the white people in America walk into the nearest body of water. A year later, Charlie Brunton is a Black man living in an entirely new world. Having served...