Science Fiction Writer
ROBERT J. SAWYER
Hugo and Nebula Winner

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I've written over 200 newspaper and magazine articles; here are a few of those (plus some other things) that might be of interest to readers of my novels:

About Science Fiction

• "On Writing" columns — how-to-write advice
• Rob's definition of science fiction / More on defining SF
• Rob on the difference between science fiction and fantasy

• The Purpose of Science Fiction (from Slate)
• The Future is Already Here: Is There A Place for Science Fiction in the 21st Century? (full text of a speech by Robert J. Sawyer presented at the Library of Congress)
• The End of SF
• Is SF endangered?
• Are the days of the full-time novelist numbered?

• Book Reviews by Robert J. Sawyer
• Books into Movies
• Encyclopedia Galactica entry on Canadian science fiction

• Introduction to Boarding the Enterprise
• On Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics
• Blending Fact and Fiction
• 1993: The Dark Side of the Force
• Outline for my first three CBC Ideas documentaries about science fiction
• Is it Neanderthal or Neandertal?

• "Random Musings" — short essays on SF topics
• Science and God
• SF For People Who've Never Read SF Before

• Science Fiction Conventions: an article from The Ottawa Citizen
• Why Authors Attend Science Fiction Conventions
• Suggested Panel Topics for Science Fiction Conventions
• Toronto: A Writer's Tour
• Science Fiction Trivia Questions

About Other SF Pros

• Isaac Asimov: Interview / Memorial Tribute / On his Laws of Robotics
• Margaret Atwood: Article from Maclean's
• Arthur C. Clarke: Appreciation / More thoughts
• Hal Clement: Tribute
• John Robert Colombo: Encyclopedia Galactica / 2006 Appreciation
• Michael Crichton: Op-ed opinion piece
• Fred Gambino: Appreciation
• Terence M. Green: Encyclopedia Galactica / 1992 Interview / 1988 Interview
• Frederick Philip Grove: Introduction to Consider Her Ways
• Donald Kingsbury: Encyclopedia Galactica / Interview
• Judith Merril: Memorial Tribute
• Larry Niven: Tribute
• Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens: Tribute
• Mike Resnick: Introduction to Resnick at Large
• Edo van Belkom: 2000 Profile / 1997 Profile
• A. E. van Vogt Memorial Tribute
• Andrew Weiner: Encyclopedia Galactica / Book Review
• Robert Charles Wilson: Introduction to "Julian: A Christmas Story"

Radio and TV Commentaries

• Rob's "Science FACTion" commentaries for CBC Radio
• Rob's "2020 Vision" futurism scenarios for The Discovery Channel
• Proposal for a TV series based on End of an Era
• Getting Good Press

Op-Ed Pieces

An op-ed piece is an opinion piece or essay that appears opposite the editorial in a newspaper — it's a featured opinion piece by someone other than the newspaper's staff editorial writer. I've been commissioned to do op-ed pieces by both The Globe and Mail (Canada's national newspaper) and The Ottawa Citizen (the largest-circulation newspaper in Canada's capital city):

• Science Fiction: Taken For Granted (on the Canada Council for the Arts)
• Science: Ten Lost Years
• Multitasking and Attention Deficit
• A Bright Idea for Atheists
• Stephen Hawking's Call to Colonize Space
• Michael Crichton Blending Fact and Fiction
• The Private Sector in Space
• Privacy — Who Needs It?
• Technology and the End of Culture

About Technology

• Editorial from Science on Robot Ethics
• Computer Use and Attention Deficit
• Print-on-Demand
• Online Bookselling
• AI and Sci-Fi: My, Oh, My! (full text of a speech given by Robert J. Sawyer at a conference on intelligent systems)
• On Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines
• On Bill Joy's The Future Doesn't Need Us
• Privacy: Who needs it? from Maclean's
• Technology and the End of Culture
• The Private Sector in Space
• Colonizing Space: We Must Boldly Go
• An Amateur Space Telescope
• Marshall McLuhan and ISDN
• Copyright: Intellectual Property in the Information Age (from 1987!)
• WordStar: A Writer's Word Processor
• Running WordStar under Windows
• What if 9/11 Never Happened?

Religion

• A Bright Idea for Atheists
• Science and God
• First Letter to The Skeptical Inquirer
• Second Letter to The Skeptical Inquirer
• My Day with the Jesuit Brothers

More Good Reading

Novels by Robert J. Sawyer
Book Reviews by Robert J. Sawyer
Booking Robert J. Sawyer as a speaker