Robert J. Sawyer: Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer (original) (raw)
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MEDIA HOTLINE:
Interview or book
ROBERT J. SAWYER
(416) 453-7601
sawyer@sfwriter.com
Science fiction writer and futurist Robert J. Sawyer has been interviewed over 350 times on radio, over 350 times on television, and countless times in print. A member of the Order of Canada, he lives in Mississauga, Ontario (just outside Toronto).
"Thank you very much! Your sparky anecdotes, sharp analysis, and agility in switching between the world of sci-fi and the real world made the program flow very smoothly." —Irene Chang, BBC World Service, London
Rob is one of only eight 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, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
"When asked who my favourite person in the world to interview is, my answer is always 100% Robert J. Sawyer, because he's so smart and his answers are always killer." —Teddy Wilson, host of InnerSpace
Pictured: Rob on page one of the Arts & Life section of Canada's**National Post**, on the debut of the TV series FlashForward, based on his novel of the same name.
"Thank you very much for being part of the show today. You are always an excellent guest and a gentleman. We look forward to having you on again in the future." —Jeremy Schrader, Senior News Producer, CTV Calgary
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Press Releases for The Downloaded
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Press Releases for The Oppenheimer Alternative
- The Secret History of the Manhattan Project
- 75th Anniversary of the Birth of the Atomic Age
- Precedent-Setting Publishing Deal
Older Press Releases
The Newsroom
Recent Videos
Reviews of Rob's Books
- [Tearsheets (PDF)](reoa.htm>The Oppenheimer Alternative
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- Reviews of each Sawyer novel
Sample Sawyer TV Interview
Sample Sawyer Radio Interview
"Robert, I have to congratulate you on your first-time appearance [on this show]. You are doing a phenomenal job. You love your subject matter, you're bubbly, you're excitable — you're perfect." —George Noory, during his live interview with Rob on Coast to Coast A.M., the most-listened-to overnight radio program in North America, heard on over 600 stations
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CBC Radio One's Shelagh Rogers interviews Rob (MP3)
Sample Sawyer Print Interview
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Cover-story profile in Quill & Quire, the Canadian publishing trade journal (PDF)
Selected Awards and Honors
According to the Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards, Robert J. Sawyer is the #1 all-time worldwide leader in number of award wins as a science-fiction or fantasy novelist(second place goes to China Miéville; Stephen King, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Connie Willis are tied for third place).
- Hugo Award
- Nebula Award
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award
- Honorary doctorate (2014)
- Honorary doctorate (2007)
- Toronto Public Library Celebrates Reading Award
- Other awards
Book an Interview
To book an interview, email Rob at sawyer@sfwriter.com or phone (416) 453‑7601.
"Robert J. Sawyer is the smartest, most savvy writer I have had the pleasure of interviewing in my 30-plus-year career." —Craig Rintoul
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