Sawyer is the author of flashforward, winner of the aurora award and the basis for the abc television series. Sawyer is the saturday evening keynote speaker at the 2016 colorado gold conference. He is one of only eight people ever to have won all three of the sciencefiction. The hugo awards have been described as a fine showcase. The hugo award for best novel has been awarded annually by the world science fiction society since 1953, except in 1954 and 1957. Celebrated canadian science fiction author robert j. Sternberg z, ching mi, sawyer rn, chichelli t, li f, janicke d, radovic vm, mehta b, farooq o, munschauer fe. Robert james sawyer is a canadian science fiction writer, born in ottawa and now living in mississauga. Campbell memorial award for best science fiction novel 2006 and more awards. Heinlein award for science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space. Sawyer, hugo awardwinning and nebula awardwinning science fiction writer. Sawyer is one of canadas best known and most successful science fiction writers. Sawyer is a canadian sf writer who has won the nebula, hugo award and john w. Sawyer is the author of flashforward, winner of the aurora award and the basis for the hit abc television series.
Sawyer has won many awards in his career, some of which include. Search and star trek, two of sawyers favorite shows, are two things that he credits for teaching him a few of the fundamentals of the science fiction genre. Much of robert j sawyers work explores the intersection between science and religion with rationalism winning over mysticism on most occasions. Campbell memorial award the full list of such winners. He is one of only seven writers in historyand the only canadianto win all three of the worlds top awards for best sciencefiction novel of more about robert j. He won the 1992 aurora for best english novel for golden fleece, the 1995 aurora for best english short story for you see but you do not observe, the 1996 aurora for best english novel for the terminal experiment. Sawyer was born in ottawa and lives in mississauga, ontario, canada. The nominees for the 2010 hugo awards, which honour the best in fantasy and science fiction, were announced on. Baa, dlitt honorary doctor of laws named the the dean of canadian science fiction by the ottawa citizen, robert j. The abc tv series flashforward was based on his novel of the same name, and he was one. Sawyer is the author of hugo awardwinner hominids, nebula awardwinner the terminal experiment, and john w. Leguin, and connie willis are tied for third place. In addition to the regular hugo awards, beginning in 1996 retrospective hugo awards, or retro hugos, have been available to be awarded for 50, 75, or 100 years prior.
Sawyer has been presented with the heinlein award at balticon 51. In 2014, he was one of the initial inductees in the canadian science fiction and fantasy hall of fame and in 2016 he was made a member of the. He is also the author of the www serieswake, watch and wonder hominids, calculating god, mindscan, and many other books. Sawyer has won the nebula award, the hugo award, and the john w. According to locus index to science fiction awards, sawyer has won more awards for his novels than anyone else in the history of the science. Awardwinning science fiction writer shares his process. This week he was awarded an aurora for the best and most compelling canadian science fiction of the decade. A member of the order of canada, he lives near toronto. This is the first time that an author has received the award in 30 years. Sawyer, author of 24 sciencefiction novels including flashforward basis for the abc tv series, calculating god, and the oppenheimer alternative. He talked to small print magazines gene wilburn about his writing process, the business, and his advice for writers. Sawyer as the recipient of its fourth lifetime achievement award. Sawyer has won ten aurora awards more than any other englishcanadian author. Trilogy earns best of decade award for mississaugas robert j.
News and views from bestnovel hugo and nebula awardwinning writer robert j. He has won both the hugo and nebula awards for best novel. Mike resnick, hugo awardwinning coauthor of the cassandra project in red planet blues, sawyer has found a highly original and fun way to pay homage to the great hardboiled detectives of the past. Sawyer has won the nebula award 1995, the hugo award 2003, and the john w.
Cole the galaxys edge interview galaxys edge, issue 21. With such compelling and provocative novels as red planet blues, flashforward and the www trilogy, robert j. Campbell memorial awardsmaking him one of only seven writers in history to win all three of sciencefictions top awards for best novel. Campbell memorial award in 2006, and a nebula award in 1995. Robert james sawyer is a canadian science fiction writer. Named the the dean of canadian science fiction by the ottawa citizen, robert j. Sawyer 1960 a canadianamerican science fiction writer living in ontario. Sawyers neanderthal parallax trilogy won best of the decade, while margaret atwoods angel catbird won best graphic novel at the aurora awards. His novels include hominids, rollback, wake, and flashforward basis for the tv series. Sawyercalled just about the best sciencefiction writer out there by the rocky mountain newsis known for exploring deep philosophical and moral questions in his work. Campbell memorial awardsmaking him one of only seven writers in history to win all three of.
Campbell memorial award which he won in 2006 for mindscan. Sawyer and larry niven, who have been nominated nine and eight times, respectively, and each have only won once, while robert silverberg has the greatest number of nominations without winning at nine. Sawyer aurora award for best novel in english 2010, audie award for science fictionfantasy 2009, john w. Now, the hugo and nebula awardwinning author explores the thin line between good and evil that every human being is capable of crossing. He is the only canadian and one of only 7 writers in the world to have won all three of the top international awards for science fiction. In 2014, he was one of the initial inductees in the canadian science fiction and fantasy hall of fame and in 2016 he was made a member of the order of canada, the highest honor bestowed by the. Sawyer wins big at 2017 aurora awards quill and quire.
Clopidogrel responsiveness in stroke patients on a chronic aspirin regimen j stroke cerebrovasc dis. The novel award is available for works of fiction of 40,000 words or more. Sawyer has proven himself to be a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation new york times. The recipients are selected by a panel from the heinlein society. Smith memorial award, and the hal clement memorial award. Sawyer has been called the dean of canadian science fiction by the ottawa citizen he is one of only seven writers in historyand the only canadianto win all three of the worlds top awards for best sciencefiction novel of the year. His novels include hominids, rollback, wake, flashforward basis for the tv series, and the oppenheimer alternative. Sawyer has been called the dean of canadian science fiction by the ottawa citizen.
Robert james sawyer cm oont is a canadian science fiction writer. Sawyer flashing forward 2015 by stephen euin cobb the rational optimist. He was the child of a pair of university professors, and was raised in toronto. He won the 1995 nebula award for his novel terminal experiment. He has won over 40 awards so far for his work, including the hugo, the nebula and the john w campbell awards.
Campbell memorial awardsmaking him one of only seven writers in history to win all three of science. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the sciencefiction fields top awards for best novel of the year. Robert sawyer grew up in toronto, the son of two university professors. He is a member of both the wga and the wgc, and is past president of the science fiction and fantasy writers of america. Sawyer is an absolute master of science fiction, and red planet blues just adds more luster to his already towering reputation. Sawyer was born in ottawa, ontario, and is now a resident of mississauga. Sawyer the canadian science fiction and fantasy association named the winners of its annual aurora awards for the countrys best sciencefiction, horror, and fantasy titles at a ceremony in halifax on sept. Aug 07, 2018 hes the author of twentythree novels and innumerable short stories well, not literally, obviously theyre numerable, but its a large number, and is the mostawarded science fiction writer of all time, said awards including the hugo, the nebula, and the john w.
All hugo and retrohugo awards nominees for best novel till. Throughout all those novels and all those years, sawyer has explored any number of far ranging ideas, sometimes a good number of them in one book some of his novels have so many different ideas in play its sometimes tough to keep up with them all, let alone figure out how they. All hugo and retrohugo awards nominees for best novel. Robert sawyer speaks at the perimeter institute, in waterloo, ont. Sawyer is a revered bestselling author in canada and among the most distinguished in the world. Search and star trek, two of sawyers favorite shows, are two things that he credits for teaching him a few. Sawyer to receive cssfa lifetime achievement award. Robert james sawyer cm oont born april 29, 1960 is a canadian science fiction writer. He is also the author of the www serieswake, watch and wonderhominids, calculating god, mindscan, and many other books. Robert j sawyer is an award winning canadian writer of science fiction. Check all the awards won and nominated for by robert j.
Much of robert j sawyer s work explores the intersection between science and religion with rationalism winning over mysticism on most occasions. Hominids won a hugo, for best novel, in the year 2003, and he was nominated for the same award again, in 2001 for calculating god and in 2010, for the novel wake. His books regularly appear on the major bestsellers. Weve been friends for many years and a few years ago i. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to win all three of the worlds top awards for best sciencefiction novel of the year. Sawyer is the author of hugo awardwinner hominids, nebula award winner the terminal experiment, and john w. Sawyer, author of twentytwo novels and three short story collections, has won all three of the worlds top science fiction awards for best novel of the year. He has had 21 novels published, and his short fiction has appeared in analog science fiction and fact, amazing stories, on spec, nature, and many anthologies. Sawyer is one of only eight writers in history to have won all three of the sciencefiction fields top awards for best novel of the year. Liao k, schneider rm, yaniglos ss, bertolini g, glendinning p, sawyer rn, reschke m. Sawyer is one of only eight writers in history and the only canadian to win all three of the worlds top science fiction awards for best novel of the year. He is also the author of calculating god, mindscan, the www series. Sawyer has written for abc, the cbc, ctv, copperheart, harmony gold, nelvana, shaftesbury, and gaming giant ubisoft, among others. At the 2017 aurora awards the canadian science fiction and fantasy association honoured sawyer with the best of the decade award.
Faculty profile jacobs school of medicine and biomedical. His short fiction has appeared in analog, amazing stories, on spec, nature, and numerous anthologies. Sawyer a member of the order of canada has been called the dean of canadian science fiction by the ottawa citizen and just about the best sciencefiction writer out there these days by the denver rocky mountain news. Sawyer is one of only eight writers ever to have won all three of the worlds top awards for best sciencefiction novel of the year. Sawyer is the hugo awardwinning author of hominids, the nebula awardwinning author of the terminal experiment, and the aurora awardwinning author of flashforward, basis for the abc tv series. Sawyer, the awardwinning and bestselling writer, hits the peak of his powers in humans, the second book of the neanderthal parallax, his trilogy about our world and another parallel one in which it was the homo sapiens who died out and th. According to the locus index to science fiction awards, robert j. The nextmost nominations by a winning author are held by robert j. According to locus index to science fiction awards, sawyer has won more awards for his novels than anyone else in the history of the science fiction and fantasy fields. He has had 23 novels published, and his short fiction has appeared in analog science fiction and fact, amazing stories, on spec, nature, and many anthologies.
563 620 1564 1344 3 710 1388 518 796 219 731 1501 1119 1590 160 413 1312 875 1489 758 525 1477 556 364 132 873 1487 919 1135 902 608 1260 441