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SF Canada
SF Canada was founded as an authors collective circa 1989 under the title Canada’s National Association of Speculative Fiction Professionals. Several Canadian science fiction authors have made public claim to be "founding members" of the organization, notably Phyllis Gotlieb, Candas Jane Dorsey, Karl Schroeder and Yves Meynard, but documentation from this early period is sparse, apart from the self-report of the participants on their official websites. SF Canada in its present form was Incorporated by Letters Patent with the Government of Canada on Sept. 21, 1992 with three signatories, Candas Jane Dorsey, Michael Skeet and Diane Walton, with the stated goals to: "foster a sense of community among Canadian writers of speculative fiction, improve communication between Canadian writers of speculative fiction through such means as the publication of a regular newsletter, foster the growth of quality writing in Canadian speculative fiction, carry out lobbying activities on behalf o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving, but can be that as well. The term "collective" is sometimes used to describe a species as a whole—for example, the human collective. For political purposes, a collective is defined by decentralized, or "majority-rules" decision making styles. Types of groups Collectives are sometimes characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis. A commune or intentional community, which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (e.g., sharing land). Collective households may be organized for a specific purpose (e.g., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Aurora Awards
The Aurora Awards (french: Prix Aurora-Boréal) are a set of primarily literary awards given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy professional and fan works and achievements from the previous year."Literary glow of Auroras lures galaxy of sci/fi stars". ''Edmonton Journal'', June 6, 1991. The event is organized by Canvention and the awards are given out by the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association and SFSF Boreal Inc. Originally they were known as the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards which was shortened to CSFFA and nicknamed the Casper Awards based on that acronym, but this name was changed to the Aurora Awards in 1991, because the Aurora is the same in English and French. The categories have expanded from those focused on literary works to include categories that recognize achievements in comics, music, poetry, art, film and television. Originally, the CSFFA gave out both the English-language and French-language versions of the awards, with the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Czerneda
Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including four Aurora Award for Best Novel winners (''In the Company of Others'', ''A Turn of Light'', ''A Play of Shadow'', and ''The Gossamer Mage''), and a number of short stories; she has also edited several anthologies. Czerneda is a biologist by education, and has been active in writing and editing non-fiction. She has edited and authored a number of educational books about career guidance and the teaching of science. In 2022, Czerneda was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Hall of Fame (CSFFA). Works Standalone books * '' In the Company of Others'' (2001) – * ''The Gossamer Mage'' (2019) – * ''To Each This World'' (November 2022, DAW) – Novellas * ''No Place Like Home'' (2016) The Clan Chronicles This continuity was formerly called the Trade Pact Universe. Trade Pact trilogy # ''A Thousand Words for Strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya Huff
Tanya Sue Huff (born 1957) is a Canadian fantasy author. Her stories have been published since the late 1980s, including five fantasy series and one science fiction series. One of these, her '' Blood Books'' series, featuring detective Vicki Nelson, was adapted for television under the title '' Blood Ties''. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Huff was raised in Kingston, Ontario. Her first sale as a writer was to '' The Picton Gazette'' when she was ten. They paid $10 for two of her poems. Huff joined the Canadian Naval Reserve in 1975 as a cook, ending her service in 1979. In 1982 she received a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, Ontario; she was in the same class as science-fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer and they collaborated on their final TV Studio Lab assignment, a short science-fiction show. In the early 1980s she worked at Mr. Gameway's Ark, a game store in Downtown Toronto. From 1984 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Gauthier (writer)
Éric Gauthier is a quebecois author who was born in 1975 in Rouyn-Noranda, in the Abitibi region of Quebec. Biography After a childhood spent in Abitibi, and computer science studies in Ottawa, Éric Gauthier moved to Montreal. Though he had his first taste of the scene at a reading in Abitibi, he began his first forays into the art of storytelling at the ''Dimanches du Conte'' (Sundays of Storytelling) at the bar ''Le Sergent Recruteur'' in Montreal. He has participated in storytelling events for adults and teens, alone or with his Production Cormorant colleagues, in Quebec, the rest of Canada, and in France. Most of his stories are fantasy stories in which he visits many cultures around the world, which distinguishes him from many other Québécois storytellers who prefer a more traditional repertory. Éric Gauthier is also a novella author specialising in science fiction and fantasy. He has won several literary prizes for Quebec science fiction, including the ''Grand Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héloïse Côté
Héloïse Côté (born 1979) is a Québécoise author of fantasy novels and a researcher in the sciences of education. Biography Héloïse Côté began studying in 1998 for a Bachelor of Science in Education at Laval University in Quebec. Rather than teaching high school at the end of her undergraduate studies, as she had originally planned, she continued at Laval for her master's degree. She accumulated four annual citations on the honour roll of the Faculty of Education, and another on the honour roll of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Côté also won the prize for the best Master's dissertation and the Raymond-Blais medal awarded by the Association of Laval University alumni to a recent graduate for the merit of her activities. Between 2004 and 2006, Côté published the three volumes of the fantasy trilogy ''Les Chroniques de l'Hudres'': ''Les Conseillers du Roi'', ''Les Enfants du solstice'' and ''L'Ourse et le Boucher'' (English: ''The Councilors of the King'', ''The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Stanton
Steve Stanton is a Canadian author, editor, and publisher. He founded Skysong Press in 1988 and published the literary fanzine ''Dreams & Visions'' for twenty years, as well as the ''Sky Songs'' anthology series, 2002–2005. He served on the Board of Directors of SF Canada for seven years from 2007 to 2014, including three years as President of the association from 2011 to 2014, when he established the bilingual SF Canada Awards. Steve Stanton's science fiction stories have been published in sixteen countries and a dozen languages, and his cyberpunk trilogy, ''The Bloodlight Chronicles'', was published by ECW Press in Toronto: this trilogy consists of ''Reconciliation'' (2010), ''Retribution'' (2011), and ''Redemption'' (2012). Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Science Fiction
A strong element in contemporary Canadian culture is rich, diverse, thoughtful and witty science fiction. History of Canadian science fiction Possibly the first recorded Canadian work of science fiction is the 1896 '' Tisab Ting, or, The Electrical Kiss'', a pseudonymous first novel by an Ida May Ferguson of New Brunswick under the pseudonym "Dyjan Fergus". Set in late 20th century Montreal, it features an "electrical genius": a "learned Chinaman" who woos and wins a Canadian wife through his superior scientific knowledge as embodied in "the Electrical Kiss". It is of interest mainly because of its early publication date and female authorship; a microfiche reprint was issued in 1980. In 1948, the 6th World Science Fiction Convention, also called Torcon, was held in Toronto. Although it was organized by members of a local science fiction fandom group called "The Derelicts" and chaired by local fan Edward "Ned" McKeown, the Guests of Honor, Robert Bloch (pro) and Bob Tucker (fan), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Willett
Edward Willett (born July 20, 1959) is a US/Canadian writer of speculative fiction, predominately known for the ''Right to Know'', ''Shapers of Worlds'', ''Shards of Excalibur'', ''The Helix War'', ''The Masks of Aygrima'', and ''Worldshapers'' fiction series. Has written under the pseudonyms Adam Blade, E. C. Blake, and Lee Arthur Chane. Willett earned a BA in journalism from Harding University, and after graduation took a job as a reporter for the ''Weyburn Review'' in Weyburn, Saskatchewan (1980-1984). He was promoted to news editor in 1984. He moved to Regina in 1988, taking a job as communications officer for the Saskatchewan Science Centre (1988-1993). Willett has served as president of SF Canada. He started Shadowpaw Press in 2018. Also in 2018, he began The Worldshapers podcast, where he interviews other science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process. The podcast won the Aurora Award for Best Fan Related Work in 2019. Willett has successfully Kickstarted f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Shainblum
Mark Shainblum (born 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian writer who now lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Though he has worked as a journalist and editor, Shainblum is best known as a science fiction and comic book writer. Early life Shainblum is Jewish. His great-uncle Yechiel (Eli) Shainblum was also well known in Montreal as a painter, sculptor and teacher. In the early 1980s, Shainblum published two issues of a comics and science fiction fanzine called ''Orion: The Canadian Magazine of Time and Space'', and later founded Matrix Graphic Series (later known as Matrix Comics), one of only a handful of independent comic book publishers in Canada at the time. Career His published works include: *''Northguard'', a post-modern Canadian superhero, created in the 1980s with illustrator Gabriel Morrissette. Though Northguard was published as an independent comic book series and didn't achieve the notoriety of better-known Canadian superheroes like Richard Comely's ''Captain Canuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
