Who is Tiara Janté?
Tiara Janté is an author of speculative fiction and non-fiction whose work centers Black spiritual traditions, ancestral memory, and liberated futures.
She writes stories that challenge systems, hold space for healing, and honor the sacred in everyday life.
She is the creator of Hoodoofuturism, a genre that blends ancestral practices with speculative storytelling, offering narratives shaped by transformation, resistance, and connection. Her work weaves truth and imagination, often exploring the intersection of ritual, identity, and power.
Tiara is the Founder of CNTRD Tech and The CNTRD Movement, a digital ecosystem committed to dismantling algorithmic bias and reclaiming space for Black and marginalized communities. Her academic research focuses on decolonizing digital spaces and exploring how Afrofuturism critiques the broken promises of technological progress while offering visionary alternatives.
With over a decade of experience in strategic communications, Tiara helps mission-driven brands shape narratives rooted in equity, cultural integrity, and collective impact.
She holds a B.A. in English from Muhlenberg College and an M.A. in Professional and Digital Media Writing from East Stroudsburg University.
Based in metro Atlanta, Tiara is a mother, a life partner, a cultural strategist, and a student of spirit. Her children keep her grounded in legacy. Her writing is a living offering—to her people, to her lineage, and to those creating new worlds from the ones we were never meant to survive.
She believes the future isn’t something to wait for. It’s something we’re building now, word by word.
Hoodoofuturist Tales of the Black Spectacular
Zone Eleven & Other Dope Tales
Second Edition Arrives Spring 2025!
Step into the world of Zone Eleven & Other Dope Tales, a multi-genre collection where speculative fiction meets ancestral truth. Blending Afrofuturism with the deep-rooted power of Hoodoo, these seven interconnected stories explore what it means to survive, remember, and reclaim.
Travel through space with a Rootworker on a high-stakes terraforming mission. Face off with a digital demon inside an AI-constructed world layered over our own, where sibling sentinels guard more than just secrets—they protect the last remnants of memory. Enter the haunted life of a reclusive seamstress bound by a blood-hungry curse. Each story is a portal, and all roads lead to Zone Eleven—an ancient force unraveling the fabric of existence.
Centering Black femme characters who carry magic in their bones and legacy in their hands, Tiara Janté’s debut collection redefines what speculative fiction can be: sharp, soulful, and rooted in something far older than time.
APPEARANCES
Spacefunk! Book Release Party
Spacefunk! Book Release Party
Spacefunk! Book Release Party
Join us at the Black Coffee Company, Atlanta, GA on January 25, 2025, from 12pm to 3:00pm as we celebrate the release of the Spacefunk! Anthology! We'll have a limited number of books available, and some of our amazing authors will be there to sign their stories. We'll also have a few giveaways provided by our gracious sponsors. So mark your calendar and join us for the Black Speculative Event of 2025. Space is the Place!
Black Writers Weekend 2024
Spacefunk! Book Release Party
Spacefunk! Book Release Party
Join me for an elightening conversation during the "Beyond Boundaries: Afrofuturism, Identity, and Imagination” panel powered by Kindle Direct Publishing during Black Writers Weekend on August 2nd! We'll be discussing how Black creators are shaping the future through innovative storytelling and powerful identities.
Multiverse Convention 2024
Spacefunk! Book Release Party
Multiverse Convention 2024
I'll be a guest at the 2024 Multiverse Convention October 18-20 in Atlanta. What is the Multiverse Convention? We’re a community of fans who love to get together with our friends and geek out over the things we love. We love great stories: stories of the supernatural, the fantastic, the futuristic, the heroic and weird and wonderful. Science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics, gaming, fantastical art, even science, crafting, and cooking - great stories come in all forms, and at Multiverse, we celebrate them all