CANADIAN WHO’S WHO
2010 (100th Anniversary) Edition
University of Toronto Press
SAWYER, Robert J., B.A.A., D.Litt.; science-fiction writer, editor, keynote speaker; b. Ottawa, Ont. 29 April 1960; s. John Arthur and Virginia Kivley Sawyer; e. Northview Heights S.S. 1979; Ryerson Univ. B.A.A. Radio & Television Arts 1982; Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), Laurentian Univ. 2007; m. Carolyn Joan Clink d. William Livingstone and Blanche Katherine Clink 22 Dec. 1984; freelance journalist 1983−89; full-time science-fiction writer 1990−PRESENT; Host, Supernatural Investigator Vision TV 2009; author (novels): Golden Fleece 1990, Far-Seer 1992, Fossil Hunter 1993, Foreigner 1994, End of an Era 1994, The Terminal Experiment 1995, Starplex 1996, Frameshift 1997, Illegal Alien 1997, Factoring Humanity 1998, Flashforward 1999 (basis for the 2009 ABC TV series), Calculating God 2000, Hominids 2002, Humans 2003, Hybrids 2003, Mindscan 2005, Rollback 2007, Wake 2009, Watch 2010; (short story collections): Iterations 2002, Relativity 2004, Identity Theft 2008; editor Robert J. Sawyer Books (an imprint of Red Deer Press) 2004−PRESENT; co-editor (with Carolyn Clink, of science-fiction anthology) Tesseracts 6 1997, (with David Skene-Melvin, of mystery anthology) Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist 1998, (with Peter Sellers, of mystery anthology) Over the Edge: The Crime Writers of Canada Anthology 2000, (with David Gerrold, of essay collection) Boarding the Enterprise 2007; Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Am. Nebula Award for Best Novel of 1995 (finalist 1996, short-fiction finalist 2005); Hugo Award for Best Novel 2003 (finalist, 1996, '97, '98, '99, 2001, '04, '08, short-fiction finalist 1996, 2005, '06); John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel of the Year 2006 (finalist 2001, '03, '08); other awards incl. Cdn. Science Fiction & Fantasy Award ('the Aurora') for Best Long-Form Work in English of 1992, '96, '97, 2000, for Best Short-Form Work in English of 1994, '97, 2000, '03, '07, for Best Work in English (Other) 2005; Homer Award for Best Novel of the Year 1992, '93, '94, '95, '96, 2000; Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story of 1993; Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Short Story, France 1996; Seiun Award for Best Foreign Novel of 1996, 2000, 2002, Japan; Premio UPC de Ciència Ficción 1997, '98, 2004 for Best Novella of the Year, Spain; Science Fiction Chronicle Reader Award for Best Short Story of the Year 1998; Mississauga Arts Council estbd. Literary Artist of the Year Award 2002; Barry R. Levin Collectors Award for Most Collectable Author of the Year 2004; Analog magazine's Analytical Laboratory Award for Best Short Story of the Year 2005; Galaxy Award 2007 for Most Popular Foreign Author, China; Toronto Public Library Celebrates Reading Award 2007; Audio Publishers Association Audie Award for best science-fiction audiobook 2009; Writer-in-Residence, Richmond Hill Public Library 2000, Toronto Public Library 2003, Kitchener Public Library 2006, Berton House 2007, Canadian Light Source synchrotron 2009; Past Pres., Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Am.; mem., Writers Guild of Canada; recreations: reading, travel; Office: 100 City Centre Dr., P.O. Box 2065, Mississauga, Ont. L5B 3C6.