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Karin Lowachee

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Karin Lowachee
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipCanada
GenreScience fiction and fantasy
Notable works
Website
karinlowachee.com

Karin Lowachee is a Canadian author of speculative fiction. She is best known for her Warchild series, including Warchild (2002), Burndive (2003), and Cagebird (2005).

Awards and honours

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In 2016, Locus included "A Good Home" on their list of recommended reading for the year.[1]

Awards for Lowachee's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2001 Warchild Warner Aspect First Novel Contest Winner [2]
2002 Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in English Finalist [3]
Philip K. Dick Award Finalist
2003 Burndive Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in English Finalist [3]
2004 "The Forgotten Ones" Aurora Award for Best Short-Form Work in English Finalist [3]
2005 Cagebird Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in English Winner [3]
2005 Philip K. Dick Award Finalist
2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Novel Winner [4]
2006 "This Ink Feels Like Sorrow" Aurora Award for Best Short-Form Work in English Finalist [3]
2018 "Meridian” Sunburst Award for Short Story Finalist [5]
2022 "Nomad” Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story Finalist [6]
2023 "A Sun Will Always Sing” Canopus Award for Published Short-Form Fiction (between 1,000 and 40,000 words) Finalist [7]

Selected publications

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Novels

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  • —— (2010). The Gaslight Dogs. ISBN 9780451463142.

Warchild series

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Short stories

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus Online. 2017-01-31. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. ^ Speer, Cindy Lynn (2002-08-15). "Review: Warchild". SF Site.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e "1980-2012 Aurora Awards". The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. ^ "2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards". Gaylactic Spectrum Award Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  5. ^ "2018 Sunburst Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2018-10-15. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  6. ^ "2022 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2022-08-29. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  7. ^ "2023 Canopus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2023-02-06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
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