Robert J. Sawyer

Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer

Archive for January, 2013

Come see me in England!

Saturday, January 26th, 2013

I have two public appearances coming up very soon in the United Kingdom. Both are free and open to the public: Public Lecture “Foresight in Fiction” Darwin College Lecture Series Cambridge University, UK Friday, February 1, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures Reading and Signing Big Green Bookshop Unit 1, Brampton Park Road Wood Green London, […]

New $1,000 science-fiction award

Friday, January 25th, 2013

For Immediate Release: New $1,000 Science-Fiction Award New $1,000 cash award for science fiction writing Theme: interstellar fiction Readers and editors are invited to nominate works Coordinating judge: Robert J. Sawyer To be presented at the 2013 Campbell Conference LIFEBOAT TO THE STARS AWARD The Lifeboat Foundation will present the “Lifeboat to the Stars” award […]

For your Hugo consideration: Triggers

Saturday, January 12th, 2013

Now that Hugo Award nominations are officially open, I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind you that my novel Triggers, published in the US by Ace Science Fiction following serialization in the January-February, March, April, and May 2012 issues of Analog (and Audio version from Audible), is eligible for nomination in the Best Novel category. […]

Call for papers

Saturday, January 5th, 2013

In honour of the donation of Robert J. Sawyer‘s papers and archives to McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, that institution is hosting an academic conference entitled “Science Fiction: The Interdisciplinary Genre” Friday, September 13, through Sunday, September 15, 2013. The call for papers (CFP) is here. Special guests at the conference are Hugo Award-winning author […]