Steve Stanton

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Steve Stanton
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OccupationAuthor, editor, publisher
Nationality Canadian
PeriodEarly 21st century
Genre Science fiction, fantasy
SpouseWendy
Website
www.stevestanton.ca
Steve Stanton with his wife Wendy at Englewood Beach, February 2015, Englewood, Florida, USA. Steve Stanton and his wife Wendy at Englewood Beach, Florida, 2015.jpg
Steve Stanton with his wife Wendy at Englewood Beach, February 2015, Englewood, Florida, USA.

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. [1] [2] [3]

Steve Stanton's science fiction stories have been published in sixteen countries and a dozen languages, and his cyberpunk [4] trilogy, The Bloodlight Chronicles, [5] was published by ECW Press in Toronto: this trilogy consists of Reconciliation (2010), Retribution (2011), and Redemption (2012). Library Journal said this "elegantly written" science fiction series "revitalizes the cyber-fiction genre with its vivid prose and believable characters." [6] [7] [8] A fourth science fiction novel, Freenet, was published in 2016 by ECW Press.

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References

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  2. SF Canada Award Presentation, November 20, 2011. " "SF Canada Members' News: SF Canada Awards $500 to Robert J. Sawyer". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2014-05-19."
  3. Board of Directors, SF Canada, ""
  4. Steve Stanton: Author Interview by Roberta Laurie, On Spec Magazine #85 vol 23 no 2, Summer 2011. ""
  5. Steve Stanton's Bloodlight Chronicles Trilogy, ECW Press. ""
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  7. Teresa L. Jacobsen, SF/Fantasy Reviews October 15, 2011, Library Journal, "",
  8. Ricky L. Brown, The Virtual Truth of the Bloodlight Chronicles, February 2, 2013, Amazing Stories, ""