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  General  

• Press Kit

• Rob as Keynote Speaker
• Keynote Speaker Brochure

• Author Photo
• Book Covers

• Rob's Blog: Reports on what's happening in Rob's professional and personal life — one of the web's first blogs!

• Discussion Group

• A 10,000-word Autobiography from Contemporary Authors
• A Shorter Biography

• Rob's CV

• Wikipedia entry
• The Canadian Encyclopedia entry
• Canadian Who's Who entry

• Top Ten Things to Know About Robert J. Sawyer
• In-Depth Backgrounder

• About the Author
• Rob's Bifold Brochure (PDF)
• Biography of Rob in the Form of a Poem

• Press Release Index
• Rob's Newsletters
• Sawyer Novels in the Classroom

• Year in Review: 2007 / 2001 / 2000 / 1999 / 1998 / 1997 / 1996 / 1995

• Rob on TV
• Rob's TV Demo Tape
• Rob's Thoughts on Getting Good Press

• What's a Robert J. Sawyer Book Like?
• Themes in Rob's Novels
• Humor in the SF of Robert J. Sawyer (MP3)
• Review Quotes about Rob
• Is Robert J. Sawyer a Part of Canadian Literature?

• Booking Rob as a Speaker

• Keynote Addresses / Quotes from Event Organizers
• Guest of Honorships / Quotes from Convention Organizers

  Interviews and Profiles  

Listen to Rob

• Shelagh Rogers inteviews Rob for 25 minute on CBC Radio One's flagship program Sounds Like Canada
• Rob speaks at the University of Waterloo (39-minute public lecture, recorded 2 October 2007).

Mainstream Media

• Quill & Quire (cover story profile)

• Books in Canada
• Crime Writers of Canada
• Canadian Space Gazette
• Inklings
• On being interviewed
• Wire Services: Canadian Press / Reuter
• Bookstores: Amazon.com / BN.com / Oxford Books
• Wikipedia entry on Robert J. Sawyer

Science Fiction Media

• Major Fiction Magazines: Amazing Stories / Analog
• Semiprozines: Alouette / Challenging Destiny / SF Chronicle / Tangent / Strange Horizons
• Reference Books: Northern Dreamers / St. James Guide
• Online Media: CompuServe / Sci-Fi Weekly / SF Revu 1997 / SF Revu 2007 / SF Crowsnest 2005
• Foreign Magazines: Italy's Corriere della Fantascienza and Delos / France's Yellow Submarine / France's Science-Fiction
• "Robert J. Sawyer, Mensch", a profile by Michael Burstein
• "On Robert J. Sawyer", a profile by Peter S. Rawlik Jr.

  Awards  

General

• Rob's Awards and Honors
• An Introduction to Science Fiction Awards

Aurora Award

• 2000 Win / 1998 Nominations / More on 1998 Nominations / 1997 Win 1996 Win
• Trophies / Aurora ceremonies

Hugo Award

• 2003 Win / 2004 Nomination / 2001 Nomination / 1999 Nomination / 1998 Nominations / 1997 Nomination

Nebula Award

• On winning the Nebula
• 1995 Win / More on 1995 Win
• Trophy
• Nebula Stats: By Year / Winning Authors / Winning Novels

Other Awards

• Arthur Ellis: 1998 Nomination / Arthur trophy
• Bram Stoker: 2001 Nomination
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award: 2006 Win
• Honorary Doctorate, Laurentian University: Conferred in June, 2007
• Galaxy Award: 2007 Win
• Le Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire: 1996 Win
• Evergreen Award: 2006 Nomination
• Seiun: 2001 Win / 1997 Win / 1997 Nomination
• SF Chronicle Reader Award: 1998 Win
• Toronto Public Library Celebrates Reading Award: 2007 Win
• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: On Winning UPC Award / 2004 Win / 1998 Win / 1997 Win

  Miscellaneous  

• Writer-in-Residence, Merril Collection
• 2020 Vision
• Bakka Moves
• 1998 Tour
• Coles / Smithbooks "Made in Canada" Promotion
• SFWA Presidency and Canadian Regional Directorship
• Writing Workshops

  At Your Library  

Standard References

• "Hall of Fame" in Canadian Global Almanac, McClelland & Stewart, 2000 on
• Canadian Who's Who, University of Toronto Press, since 1997
• Contemporary Authors, Volume 149 (1995) and Volume 212 (2004)
• Contemporary Canadian Biographies, August 1999
• Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada, edited by Wiliam H. New, University of Toronto Press, 2002
• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, edited by John Clute and Peter Nichols, 1994
• The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature, edited by William Toye, 1997
• Something About the Author, Volume 81 (1995)
• St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, St.&nbps;James Press, 1996

Newspapers

• The National Post, 14 July 2000
• The Toronto Star (by Philip Marchand), 1 August 1998
• Calgary Herald (by Ken McGoogan), 21 July 1998
• The Ottawa Citizen (by Jenny Jackson), 5 July 1998
• Winnipeg Free Press, 16 October 1997
• The Financial Post, 23 November 1996
• The Globe and Mail, 23 October 1996
• The Halifax Chronicle-Herald, 20 September 1996
• The Toronto Star, 13 August 1996
• The Ottawa Citizen, 26 May 1996
• The Toronto Star (by Henry Mietkiewicz), 22 August 1992

Magazines

• Maisonneuve, Summer 2007 (Issue 24)
• Quill & Quire, May 2007 cover-story profile
• What Is Enlightenment?, September-November 2005
• Locus, February 2003 (with excerpts online)
• Saturday Night, December 1999 / January 2000
• Interzone, November 1999
• Maclean's: Canada's Weekly News Magazine, June 21, 1999
• The Mystery Review, Spring 1999
• Profit: The Magazine for Canadian Entrepreneurs, October 1997
• Toronto Life, April 1997 and July 2000

  More Good Reading  

Robert J. Sawyer, Futurist
The Novels of Robert J. Sawyer

Student questions about Rob's writing style and Calculating God
Press Releases
Audio Clips of Robert J. Sawyer