Apocalyptic Four » aurora http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com Chicks are cool Wed, 26 May 2010 17:40:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 WotA wins two of the three English Aurora Awards http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/05/26/wota-wins-two-of-the-three-english-aurora-awards/ http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/05/26/wota-wins-two-of-the-three-english-aurora-awards/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:40:15 +0000 admin http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/?p=383 31136_1439917168502_1550232299_31092995_8318060_nWomen of the Apocalypse, the fantasy anthology published by Absolute Xpress, took home two of the three English language (professional) Aurora awards at Keycon in Winnipeg.  It won for for Best Work English (Other – primarily for anthologies) and Best Short Form English (for Eileen’s novella Pawns Dreaming of Roses).  Robert J Sawyer took him the third English prize for Best Long Form for his novel Wake.  A full list of the winners can be found here.

]]> http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/05/26/wota-wins-two-of-the-three-english-aurora-awards/feed/ 0 WotA nominated for an Aurora! http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/02/26/wota-nominated-for-an-aurora/ http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/02/26/wota-nominated-for-an-aurora/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:28:31 +0000 admin http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/?p=376 The good news continues into 2010 for Women of the Apocalypse.  We received notification that Women of the Apocalypse has been nominated in the English Works (Other) category (this category is for anthologies and magazines) and Eileen Bell’s novella ‘Pawns Dreaming of Roses‘ has been nominated in the English Short Works (an amazing feat considering there were over 125 other entries).

The Aurora Awards are for the best Canadian SF/fantasy of the year  as voted by the fans.  Voting will begin shortly (and on this site we’ll announce how and where you can vote ) — with the winning selection announced at Keycon in Winnipeg the May 21st-23rd weekend.

For more information about the Aurora Awards, go here: Aurora Awards

]]> http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2010/02/26/wota-nominated-for-an-aurora/feed/ 0 Robert J Sawyer reviews WotA http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/11/28/robert-j-sawyer-reviews-wota/ http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/2009/11/28/robert-j-sawyer-reviews-wota/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:11:03 +0000 admin http://www.womenoftheapocalypse.com/?p=321 Robert J. Sawyer is “the dean of Canadian Science Fiction,” according to The Ottawa Citizen, “just about the best science-fiction writer out there,” according to the Denver Rocky Mountain News, and “by any reckoning, among the most successful Canadian authors ever,” according to Maclean’s.

Robert Sawyer has this to say (among other things) about the Women of the Apocalypse:

This is, without doubt, one of the major theme anthologies of 2009, and deserves a place on the Aurora Award ballot — as do the individual stories. The anthology recently made the bestsellers’ list published in the Calgary Herald.

You can read his full review here.

About Rob Sawyer (taken from his webpage)

# Rob has sold 20 science-fiction novels to major U.S. publishers, and his books have been translated into 16 languages; the hit ABC TV series FlashForward is based on his novel of the same name.

# He is one of only seven writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world’s top science-fiction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo (which he won in 2003 for Hominids), the Nebula (which he won in 1996 for The Terminal Experiment), and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (which he won in 2006 for Mindscan).

# He’s also won a record-setting ten Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (”Auroras”), as well as an Arthur Ellis Award from the Crime Writers of Canada.

# He’s won the top science-fiction awards in Canada, China, France, Japan, Spain, and the United States; in total he has received 42 national and international awards for his writing.

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