@Robertjsawyer Table Discussions, and Public Book Signings Each with the Generous Support of October

@Robertjsawyer Table Discussions, and Public Book Signings Each with the Generous Support of October

F ALL-CONFERENCE PLENARY 900 ictc ballroom b 8:00 am – 8:50 am Authors, Science fiction Robert J. Sawyer Canadian Science Fiction Author Called “the dean of Canadian science fiction” by The Ottawa Citizen, Robert J. Sawyer has just won another prestigious award. For the first time in 30 years – and only the fourth time ever – the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) bestowed a Lifetime Achievement award on an author. The award was presented in Ottawa on Sunday, October 6, 2013, to Ottawa-born author Robert J. Sawyer. Sawyer is one of only eight writers in history – and the only Canadian – to win all three of the world’s top awards for best science fiction novel of the year: • The World Science Fiction Society’s Hugo Award, which Sawyer won in 2003 for his novel Hominids; • The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s Nebula Award, which he won in 1996 for his novel The Terminal Experiment; and • The John W. Campbell Memorial Award, given by the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction at Kansas University, which he won in 2006 for Mindscan. Rob has given keynotes and talks all over the world, including at the Library of Congress in Washington, the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, the headquarters of Garanti Bank in Istanbul, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Cambridge University in England, and the National Library in Singapore. Rob’s specialty is extrapolating today’s scientific, medical, and ethical concerns into the near future, and making the radical changes that are The International Festival forthcoming understandable to any audience. of Authors (IFOA) brings Book signing to follow. together the world’s best writers of contemporary literature for 11 days of reading, interviews, round @RobertJSawyer table discussions, and public book signings each With the generous support of October. WWW.ACCESSOLA.COM FRIDAY JANUARY 31 53.

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