 Copyright 2005 by Carolyn Clink | | 16,989 (42,371) | 1,220 | 1,130 |  (3.77) | 71 | 0 | Robert J. Sawyer was born in Ottawa on April 29, 1960, but raised in Toronto. In 1980, while still in high school, Sawyer submitted a short story to the the Rochester Museum and Science Center, which was running a contest for light show ideas. Sawyer didn't win, but the Museum purchased his story Motive anyway and it ran for 192 performances. Sawyer went on to attend Toronto's Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, majoring in Radio and Television Arts. In September 1979, he had his first piece of fiction published at the end of his first year, in Ryerson's literary annual, White Wall Review. Sawyer graduated from Ryerson in 1982. Sawyer was hired back the following semester to teach television studio production techniques to second- and third-year students. In the four months interim, he worked for minimum wage at the local SF bookstore, spending all his earnings on books. From 1984 to 1992, while teaching, Sawyer also coordinated a social group of Toronto-area science-fiction writers founded by SF editor Judith Merril. He established a Canadian region of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America; and in 1998, served as that organization's president. Sawyer also retained freelance nonfiction writing contracts, writing articles for newspapers and magazines, press releases and brochures for corporations, newsletters for government departments. He churned out vast amounts of promotional materials and over 200 articles for computing and personal-finance magazines in a span of five years. But in that time, his only really significant publication was the novelette Golden Fleece, which appeared as the cover story in the September 1988 edition of Amazing Stories. The novel-length Golden Fleece was sold to Warner Books a year later in 1989. The sales of his first five books were uninspiring and Sawyer faced being dropped by his publisher. Sawyer decided to take the time to write a book, without a contract, take as long as necessary, and produce a blockbuster. He also wanted to tackle a controversial issue and deal with it head on. With that in mind, Sawyer wrote The Terminal Experiment, about abortion and the soul. His publisher rejected it on grounds of controversy. HarperPrism then bought the book and serialization rights were sold to Analog, the number-one best-selling English-language SF magazine. The Terminal Experiment went on to win the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Nebula Award for Best Novel of 1995. His novel Frameshift was his first book published in hardcover, and was nominated for the Hugo Award, and won Japan's Seiun Award for best foreign novel of the year. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Flashforward … (more) |
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Robert J. Sawyer has 15 past events. (show)  Robert J. Sawyer Signs in Redondo Beach Hugo, Nebula and John W. Campbell Memorial Award winner Robert J. Sawyer has been called the Dean of Science Fiction. Robert is one of only eight writers, and the only Canadian writer, to win all three of these awards. Robert has also won twelve Aurora Awards and the Arthur Ellis Award. His novel Flash Forward was turned into a short lived television series. Subtitled “Murder on the Mean Streets of Mars,” Red Planet Blues is a noir crime novel that takes place in the fantastic world introduced in previous award-winning short works.
Location: Street: 2810 Artesia Boulevard City: Redondo Beach, Province: California Postal Code: 90278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Robert J. Sawyer A program for adults, Wednesday April 3, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, Free Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level Robert J. Sawyer reads from his latest book, Red Planet Blues. A noir mystery expanded from his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella Identity Theft and his Aurora Award-winning short story Biding Time, Red Planet Blues is set on a lawless Mars in a future where everything is cheap, and life is even cheaper.
Alex Lomax is a P.I. working the mean streets of New Klondike, the domed Martian city that sprang to life in the wake of the booming fossil market. Roughly forty years ago, Simon Weingarten and Denny OReilly discovered evidence of ancient life on Mars, and these fossils quickly became valuable sought-after antiquities for collectors on Earth. Wannabe treasure hunters swarmed in, suffering from fossil fever, to take part in the Great Martian Fossil Rush, hoping to strike it rich. Then Alex Lomas uncovers clues to solving the decades-old murders of Weingarten and OReilly, along with a journal that may lead to their legendary mother lode of Martian fossilsGod only knows what hell dig up...
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Sponsored by Penguin Group Canada (starfishian)… (more)Robert Sawyer launches Red Planet Blues in Edmonton Free. Everyone welcome! Join Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Robert J. Sawyer as he launches his noir detective novel set on Mars -- RED PLANET BLUES. In addition to his science-fiction writing awards, Sawyer has won the Arthur Ellis Award given by the Crime Writers of Canada. "Red Planet Blues is a perfectly executed gem of a book. The premise is well considered and the execution confident and daring. Sawyer sets a classic work of noir against a Buck Rogers backdrop without ever hitting a sour note. Red Planet Blues is a gorgeous and engaging read."
-- Mystery writer Linda L. Richards, bestselling author of Death was the Other Woman (tardis)… (more)Robert J. Sawyer -- Book Launch Robert J. Sawyer -- Book Launch Tuesday Mar 26 2013 7:00 pm - Grant Park in the Atrium, Winnipeg Launch of Red Planet Blues (Penguin Group Canada). Robert J. Sawyer, the author of such “revelatory and thought-provoking” novels as Triggers and The WWW Trilogy, presents a noir mystery expanded from his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella “Identity Theft” and his Aurora Award-winning short story “Biding Time,” and set on a lawless Mars in a future where everything is cheap, and life is even cheaper...
Robert J. Sawyer was born in Ottawa and lives in Mississauga with his wife, poet Carolyn Clink. He has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel, as well as the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for mystery fiction. The ABC TV series FlashForward was based on his novel of the same name. (starfishian)… (more)Robert J. Sawyer TRIGGERS Launch in Ottawa Robert J. Sawyer reads from Triggers. Join Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Robert J. Sawyer as he launches his 21st novel TRIGGERS. Reading, Talk, and Signing (rakerman)  Robert Sawyer signs in Redondo Beach One of only eight writers in the world to win all three of Science Fictions top honors awards for best novel of the year, Robert J. Sawyer has received the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. The TV series “FlashForward” was based on Sawyer’s book by the same name. Triggers, Sawyer’s latest science fiction novel, is equal parts terror, political intrigue and thrill ride. Location: Street: 2810 Artesia Blvd. City: Redondo Beach, Province: California Postal Code: 90278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer reads from WWW: Wonder. This is a free event. Join Rob as he celebrates the launch of WONDER, the final book in the WWW trilogy about the World Wide Web gaining consciousness. Rob will be reading from WONDER -- his brand new hardcover book. The first two books, WAKE and WATCH, will be available as premium-sized mass-market paperbacks. Remember that autographed books make great gifts! This event is brought to you by Penguin Group Canada and Audreys Books. (tardis)… (more) Book Launch: Robert Sawyer's Watch Event location: The Clock Tower Brew Pub 575 Bank Street Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer reads from WWW: Watch. Book Launch and Reading for WATCH by Robert J. Sawyer Book Two in the WWW Trilogy Join Rob as he celebrates the launch of WATCH, book two of the WWW trilogy about the World Wide Web gaining consciousness. This is a brand-new hardcover book. If you missed the first volume, you should also be able to purchase paperback copies of WAKE at this launch. Remember, Mother's Day is the day after this event -- and books make great gifts! WAKE and WATCH are published by Penguin Group Canada. (tardis)… (more) Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer reads from WWW: Watch. Robert J. Sawyer A program for adults Wednesday May 5 7:30 pm-9:00 pm Free Alma VanDusen Room, Lower Level One of Canada's top science-fiction writers, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel of the year, Robert Sawyer launches his 19th novel Watch, with a reading and talk. (starfishian)
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