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Candas Jane Dorsey

キャンダス・ジェーン・ドーシー

Kyandasu Jēn Dōshī

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1952-11-16 (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Career

Occupations
poet, science fiction novelist, editor, teacher
Active Years
1976-2023
Affiliations
Writers' Guild of Alberta, Founder of SF Canada

Awards

James Tiptree, Jr. Award
1998
Work: Black Wine
Result: winner
Crawford Award
1998
Work: Black Wine
Result: winner
Aurora Award
1998
Work: Black Wine
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Black Wine

1997 Science Fiction

A science fiction novel exploring complex family relationships and time travel.

familytime travelidentity

Bibliography

  • Results of the Ring Toss (1976)
  • Hardwired Angel (1987)
  • Leaving Marks (1992)
  • Black Wine (1997)
  • A Paradigm of Earth (2001)
  • The Story of My Life Ongoing by CS Cobb (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
genre-crossingpoetic
Recurring Motifs
speculative fictionblend of everyday and extraordinary

Legacy

Canadian science fiction author renowned for winning multiple awards including for Black Wine. Known for genre-crossing writing.

Trivia

  • Long-time resident of her hometown Edmonton.
  • Served as editor-in-chief of The Books Collective from 1992-2005.