Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2000) Winner
Cory Doctorow
コーリー・エフラン・ドクターウ
Kōrī Dokutorō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-07-17 （Toronto, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canadian, British, American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada → London, UK → Los Angeles, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Blogger, Journalist, Activist
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Boing Boing, Open Rights Group
- Memberships
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), Democratic Socialists of America
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEED School | — | High School | Ontario Academic Credit | 1980年代後半-1991 | Canada |
SEED School
High School
Degree:
Ontario Academic Credit
Period:
1980年代後半-1991
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
Canada
Dropped out of high school, obtained diploma from SEED School. Attended four universities without degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | — | — | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Locus Award for Best First Novel | Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | — | Locus Magazine | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Sunburst Award | A Place So Foreign and Eight More | — | Sunburst Award Society | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Prometheus Award | Little Brother | — | Libertarian Futurist Society | 受賞 |
| 2009 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Little Brother | — | — | 受賞 |
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
2000
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Locus Award for Best First Novel
2004
Work:
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Organization:
Locus Magazine
Result:
受賞
Sunburst Award
2004
Work:
A Place So Foreign and Eight More
Organization:
Sunburst Award Society
Result:
受賞
Prometheus Award
2009
Work:
Little Brother
Organization:
Libertarian Futurist Society
Result:
受賞
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2009
Work:
Little Brother
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2004) Nominee
Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic
2 appearances
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Edition 4 (2004) Winner
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Edition 37 (2009) Winner
Prometheus Award
6 appearances
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Edition 146 (2009) Winner
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Edition 168 (2013) Winner
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Edition 173 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
2003 Science FictionSet in a future Disney World, explores post-scarcity economics
Post-scarcityDigital rightsCreative Commons
Little Brother
2008 Young Adult, PostcyberpunkTeenagers resist surveillance state after terrorist attack
DRMPrivacyHacking
Homeland
2013 Science FictionSequel to Little Brother, continuing themes of surveillance and resistance
Political oppressionActivism
Bibliography
- Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003)
- Eastern Standard Tribe (2004)
- Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (2005)
- Little Brother (2008)
- Makers (2009)
- For the Win (2010)
- Pirate Cinema (2012)
- Homeland (2013)
- Walkaway (2017)
- Radicalized (2019)
- Attack Surface (2020)
- Red Team Blues (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Creative Commons licensingSimultaneous free ebook releaseActivism-oriented
- Recurring Motifs
- Anti-DRMFile sharingPost-scarcity economicsSurveillance society
Legacy
Advocate for copyright liberalization and Creative Commons. Coined 'enshittification'
In Popular Culture
- Iconic blogger as co-editor of Boing Boing
Quotes
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Doctorow's Law: Anytime someone puts a lock on something you own, against your wishes, and doesn't give you the key, they're not doing it for your benefit.
Source: EFF talks, essays (2009) -
Platforms die like this: first they are good to users, then abuse users for business customers, then abuse business customers for themselves. I call it enshittification.
Source: Pluralistic blog (2023)
Trivia
- Boing Boing departure compared to Beatles breakup
- Ashkenazi Jewish descent; father born in DP camp near Baku
- Dropped out of four universities but received honorary doctorate