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Robert J. Sawyer wins big at 2017 Aurora Awards

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association named the winners of its annual Aurora Awards for the country's best science-fiction, horror, and fantasy titles at a ceremony in Halifax on Sept. 22, in conjunction with ... Read More »

September 27, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Cory Doctorow, Sylvain Neuvel tapped for Black Mirror books

By Becky Robertson

Canadian-British author/blogger Cory Doctorow and Montreal writer Sylvain Neuvel – whose road to bestselling science-fiction authordom began in 2016 with a story he wrote to accompany a toy robot he crafted for his son – are ... Read More »

September 21, 2017 | Filed under: Industry news, People

Amal El-Mohtar wins 2017 Hugo Award

By Becky Robertson

Ottawa-based writer Amal El-Mohtar is the only Canadian author to be honoured at this year's Hugo Awards, an international fan-determined accolade for science-fiction and fantasy authors. The awards were a subject of controversy from 2013–2016 when the Sad Puppies, a right-wing group, ... Read More »

September 7, 2017 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

ChiZine Publications expands Imaginarium anthology

By Becky Robertson

ChiZine Publications, the Peterborough-based science-fiction/fantasy publisher, has announced some changes to its Imaginarium anthology‚ an annual collection of the press's best short-fiction and poetry. ChiZine is expanding the collection's length to include more work‚ beginning ... Read More »

November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Awards: 2016 Aurora science-fiction awards shortlists announced

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association has announced the shortlists for its annual Aurora Awards, recognizing English-language Canadian titles of the genre in a number of both professionally published and fan categories. CSFFA members ... Read More »

April 4, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Margaret Atwood named keynote speaker for Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

By Becky Robertson

The Chiaroscuro Reading Series has announced Margaret Atwood will give the keynote address at its 2016 Toronto SpecFic Colloqium, a science-fiction, fantasy, and horror writing event taking place at the University of Toronto's Innis Town ... Read More »

February 11, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Helen Marshall and ChiZine Publications co-publishers win 2015 World Fantasy Awards

By Becky Robertson

Canadians took home two of this year's World Fantasy Awards, held at the World Fantasy Convention, which ran from Nov. 5–8 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Sandra Kasturi and Brett Savory, partners and co-publishers of ... Read More »

November 9, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Emily St. John Mandel wins Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science-fiction

By Becky Robertson

Canadian novelist Emily St. John Mandel has been named winner of the U.K.'s Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science-fiction for her dystopian novel Station Eleven (HarperCollins Canada). The PEN–Faulkner Award–shortlisted and Baileys Women's Prize–longlisted (and ... Read More »

May 7, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian booksellers pick top science fiction and fantasy books of 2012

By Safa Jinje

Q&Q contacted independent booksellers across Canada to get their picks for the top science fiction and fantasy titles of 2012. Chris Szego, manager of Toronto's BakkaPhoenix Books, says sci-fi and fantasy are becoming mainstream genres. ... Read More »

December 18, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Bookselling

Q&A: Kevin J. Anderson on collaborating with Rush, steampunk, and Fan Expo

By Sue Carter

U.S. sci-fi writer Kevin J. Anderson has published 115 books, including spin-off novels for popular series like Star Wars, The X-Files, and Dune. Since 1993, 47 of his novels have appeared on bestseller lists. Anderson ... Read More »

August 24, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

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Search Results by tag: science fiction

Robert J. Sawyer wins big at 2017 Aurora Awards

Cory Doctorow, Sylvain Neuvel tapped for Black Mirror books

Amal El-Mohtar wins 2017 Hugo Award

ChiZine Publications expands Imaginarium anthology

Awards: 2016 Aurora science-fiction awards shortlists announced

Margaret Atwood named keynote speaker for Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

Helen Marshall and ChiZine Publications co-publishers win 2015 World Fantasy Awards

Emily St. John Mandel wins Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science-fiction

Canadian booksellers pick top science fiction and fantasy books of 2012

Q&A: Kevin J. Anderson on collaborating with Rush, steampunk, and Fan Expo

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