Karin Lowachee

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Karin Lowachee
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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]

Awards for Lowachee's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2001 Warchild Warner Aspect First Novel ContestWinner [2]
2002 Warchild Philip K. Dick Award Finalist
2002 Warchild Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in EnglishFinalist [3]
2003 Burndive Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in EnglishFinalist [3]
2004"The Forgotten Ones" Prix Aurora Award for Best Short-Form Work in EnglishFinalist [3]
2005 Cagebird Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in EnglishWinner [3]
2005 Cagebird Philip K. Dick Award Finalist
2006"This Ink Feels Like Sorrow" Prix Aurora Award for Best Short-Form Work in EnglishFinalist [3]
2006 Cagebird Gaylactic Spectrum Award for NovelWinner [4]
2018“Meridian” Sunburst Award for Short StoryFinalist [5]
2022“Nomad” Seiun Award for Best Translated Short StoryFinalist [6]
2023“A Sun Will Always Sing”Canopus Award for Published Short-Form Fiction (between 1,000 and 40,000 words)Finalist [7]

Selected publications

Novels

Warchild series

  • Warchild (2002)
  • Burndive (2003)
  • Cagebird (2005)
  • Omake: Stories from the Warchild Universe (2020)
  • Under the Silence: A Warchild Mosaic Novella (2023)

Short stories

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus Online . 2017-01-31. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. ↑ Speer, Cindy Lynn (2002-08-15). "Review: Warchild". SF Site.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "1980-2012 Aurora Awards". The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. ↑ "2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards". Gaylactic Spectrum Award Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  5. ↑ "2018 Sunburst Awards Winners". Locus Online . 2018-10-15. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  6. ↑ "2022 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online . 2022-08-29. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  7. ↑ "2023 Canopus Awards Winners". Locus Online . 2023-02-06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
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