Geffen Award
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Edition 6 (2004) Winner
Karin Lowachee
かりん・ろわちぇー
Karin Lowachee
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Nominations
- 2002 Aurora Award Finalist, Long-Form Work in English (Warchild), 2002 Philip K. Dick Award Finalist (Warchild), 2003 Aurora Award Finalist, Long-Form Work in English (Burndive), 2004 Aurora Award Finalist, Short-Form Work in English (The Forgotten Ones), 2005 Philip K. Dick Award Finalist (Cagebird), 2006 Aurora Award Finalist, Short-Form Work in English (This Ink Feels Like Sorrow), 2018 Sunburst Award Finalist, Short Story (Meridian), 2022 Seiun Award Finalist, Translated Short Story (Nomad), 2023 Canopus Award Finalist, Published Short-Form Fiction (A Sun Will Always Sing)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Warner Aspect First Novel Contest | Warchild | Debut Novel | Warner Aspect | Won |
| 2005 | Aurora Award | Cagebird | Long-Form Work in English | Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association | Won |
| 2006 | Gaylactic Spectrum Awards | Cagebird | Novel | Gaylactic Spectrum Award Foundation | Won |
Warner Aspect First Novel Contest
2001
Work:
Warchild
Category:
Debut Novel
Organization:
Warner Aspect
Result:
Won
Aurora Award
2005
Work:
Cagebird
Category:
Long-Form Work in English
Organization:
Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association
Result:
Won
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
2006
Work:
Cagebird
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Gaylactic Spectrum Award Foundation
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Warchild
2002 Science fictionA story of a young boy kidnapped by space pirates.
WarIdentityTrauma
Burndive
2003 Science fictionCagebird
2005 Science fictionThe Gaslight Dogs
2010 FantasyBibliography
- Warchild
- Burndive
- Cagebird
- The Gaslight Dogs
- Omake: Stories from the Warchild Universe
- Under the Silence: A Warchild Mosaic Novella
- Culture Shock
- The Forgotten Ones
- This Ink Feels Like Sorrow
- Nomad
- The Bleach
- Enemy States
Translations of Works
- Nomad (Japanese translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Speculative fiction style
- Recurring Motifs
- War and peaceIdentity
Legacy
Canadian speculative fiction author best known for the Warchild series. Multiple award wins and nominations.
Trivia
- Nominated for the Seiun Award for the short story 'Nomad'.