Robert J. Sawyer

(1960 --)

A Canadian SF writer whose career began with three stories in the early 80s, three more in the late 80s, and his first novel in 1990. His career really took off in the mid-90s and he has published over twenty novels.

He has been heavily involved in SFWA, and lobbied hard for the creation of the Canadian Region which was established in 1992. Sawyer served as Canadian Regional Director of SFWA for three years and also edited its newsletter, called Alouette. Alouette was nominated for a Prix Aurora award for best fanzine.

In 1998, he was elected president of SFWA on a platform that promised a referendum on periodic membership requalification and the creation of a Nebula Award for best script. He won, beating Norman Spinrad 3:2. However, his term was marked by considerable controversy and he resigned half-way through and was replaced by vice-president Paul Levinson.

Sawyer's Aurora Award-winning collection of stories and essays, Relativity was the first book published by ISFiC Press.

He is married to the poet Carolyn Clink.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1992 -- Homer Award for Best Novel
• 1993 -- CAN*CON '93, Homer Award for Best Novel
• 1995 -- Nebula Award for Best Novel
• 1996 -- Ad Astra 16, Astronomicon 5, CAN*CON '96
• 1997 -- Capricon 17, Science Fiction Chronicle Reader Award for Best Short Story
• 1998 -- Bubonicon 30, Con*Cept '98
• 2000 -- VCON 25
• 2001 -- Ad Astra 2001, Tropicon XX, EerieCon 3, CAN*CON 2001, Toastmaster at VCON 26
• 2003 -- Minicon 38, Keycon 20, Best Novel Hugo for Hominids
• 2004 -- WindyCon 31, Toastmaster at ConFusion XXX
• 2005 -- CopperCon 25, Apollocon 2005
• 2006 -- 2BeContinued 5, MileHiCon 38, Keycon 23, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, toastmaster at Norwescon XXIX
• 2007 -- Loscon 34, RavenCon 2007
• 2009 -- FilKONtario 19
• 2010 -- Capricon 30, Ad Astra 29, Conjecture 2010, 5Pi-Con
• 2011 -- Confluence 2011, Hal Clement Award for Young Adult at DucKon 20, HAL-CON 2011
• 2012 -- DucKon 21
• 2013 -- CAN*CON 2013, Skylark Award
• 2014 -- Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
• 2015 -- CONtraflow 5
• 2016 -- Lunacon 2016, VCON 41
• 2017 -- ConQuesT 48, Robert A Heinlein Award
• 2019 -- Capclave 2019
• 11 other Hugo nominations
• Eight Aurora Awards
• Three Seiun Awards

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