Karin Lowachee

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Karin Lowachee
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipCanada
Genre Science fiction and fantasy
Notable works
Website
karinlowachee.com

Karin Lowachee is a Canadian author of speculative fiction. She is best known for her Warchild series, including Warchild (2002), Burndive (2003), and Cagebird (2005).

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Awards and honours

In 2016, Locus included "A Good Home" on their list of recommended reading for the year. [1]

YearTitleAwardCategoryResultRef.
2001 Warchild Warner Aspect First Novel ContestDebut NovelWon [2]
2002 Aurora Award Long-Form Work in EnglishFinalist [3]
Philip K. Dick Award Finalist
2003 Burndive Aurora Award Long-Form Work in EnglishFinalist [3]
2004"The Forgotten Ones" Aurora Award Short-Form Work in EnglishFinalist [3]
2005 Cagebird Aurora Award Long-Form Work in EnglishWon [3]
Philip K. Dick Award Finalist
2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards NovelWon [4]
"This Ink Feels Like Sorrow" Aurora Award Short-Form Work in EnglishFinalist [3]
2018"Meridian” Sunburst Award Short StoryFinalist [5]
2022"Nomad” Seiun Award Translated Short StoryFinalist [6]
2023"A Sun Will Always Sing”Canopus AwardPublished Short-Form FictionFinalist [7]

Selected publications

Novels

Warchild series

Short stories

See also

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References

  1. "2016 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus Online . 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. Speer, Cindy Lynn (15 August 2002). "Review: Warchild". SF Site.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "1980-2012 Aurora Awards". The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. "2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards". Gaylactic Spectrum Award Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  5. "2018 Sunburst Awards Winners". Locus Online . 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. "2022 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online . 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. "2023 Canopus Awards Winners". Locus Online . 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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