Robert J. Sawyer
@robertjsawyer.com
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Canadian science-fiction writer; https://sfwriter.com
The French version of my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE was just named French Canadian Audiobook of the Year by Audible's editors.
Le voyage immobile 2: La machine à fantômes is vailable worldwide; here's the Audible Canada link:
www.audible.ca/fr_CA/pd/B0F...
Le voyage immobile 2: La machine à fantômes is vailable worldwide; here's the Audible Canada link:
www.audible.ca/fr_CA/pd/B0F...
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The French version of my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE was just named French Canadian Audiobook of the Year by Audible's editors.
Le voyage immobile 2: La machine à fantômes is vailable worldwide; here's the Audible Canada link:
www.audible.ca/fr_CA/pd/B0F...
Le voyage immobile 2: La machine à fantômes is vailable worldwide; here's the Audible Canada link:
www.audible.ca/fr_CA/pd/B0F...
Today's MONTREAL GAZETTE has 2/3 page on my THE DOWNLOADED 2, out now from Audible:
“This is a story about love and loss and second chances, about people trying to reconnect, no matter how fantastic it may seem across time and space."—BRENDAN FRASER
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
“This is a story about love and loss and second chances, about people trying to reconnect, no matter how fantastic it may seem across time and space."—BRENDAN FRASER
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today's MONTREAL GAZETTE has 2/3 page on my THE DOWNLOADED 2, out now from Audible:
“This is a story about love and loss and second chances, about people trying to reconnect, no matter how fantastic it may seem across time and space."—BRENDAN FRASER
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
“This is a story about love and loss and second chances, about people trying to reconnect, no matter how fantastic it may seem across time and space."—BRENDAN FRASER
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
I'm going to be a fellow and writer-in-residence at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg — Institute for Advanced Study (HWK) in Delmenhorst (just west of Bremen), Germany, from February 15 to May 15, 2026. Woohoo!
hanse-ias.de/en
hanse-ias.de/en
October 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I'm going to be a fellow and writer-in-residence at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg — Institute for Advanced Study (HWK) in Delmenhorst (just west of Bremen), Germany, from February 15 to May 15, 2026. Woohoo!
hanse-ias.de/en
hanse-ias.de/en
Launch day! My 26th novel THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE is now available worldwide from Audible, narrated by Academy Award-winner BRENDAN FRASER!
“Speculative fiction at its very best.” —Finnian Burnett
Get it here: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
“Speculative fiction at its very best.” —Finnian Burnett
Get it here: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
October 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Launch day! My 26th novel THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE is now available worldwide from Audible, narrated by Academy Award-winner BRENDAN FRASER!
“Speculative fiction at its very best.” —Finnian Burnett
Get it here: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
“Speculative fiction at its very best.” —Finnian Burnett
Get it here: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Happy FlashForward Day!
October 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happy FlashForward Day!
Come see me this Saturday and Sunday at Toronto's Word on the Street AT ITS NEW LOCATION at David Pecaut Square
(next to Roy Thomson Hall). I'll be at the PULP LITERATURE booth (A2).
(next to Roy Thomson Hall). I'll be at the PULP LITERATURE booth (A2).
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Come see me this Saturday and Sunday at Toronto's Word on the Street AT ITS NEW LOCATION at David Pecaut Square
(next to Roy Thomson Hall). I'll be at the PULP LITERATURE booth (A2).
(next to Roy Thomson Hall). I'll be at the PULP LITERATURE booth (A2).
This Saturday, September 13, from 10:00 to 4:00, I'll be autographing and selling my books on the 3rd floor of the Hazel McCallion Central Branch of the Mississauga Public Library. If there's any particular older title or special edition you want me to bring along, please let me know.
September 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This Saturday, September 13, from 10:00 to 4:00, I'll be autographing and selling my books on the 3rd floor of the Hazel McCallion Central Branch of the Mississauga Public Library. If there's any particular older title or special edition you want me to bring along, please let me know.
Come hear the first-ever reading of my next novel at Dragon Con! Sunday at 11:30 a.m., Learning Center Hyatt [Lower Level 1, Atrium Tower — see map below]:
August 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Come hear the first-ever reading of my next novel at Dragon Con! Sunday at 11:30 a.m., Learning Center Hyatt [Lower Level 1, Atrium Tower — see map below]:
Had lunch today with Canadian pop-culture royalty Daniel Hawes (co-creator of CHILLY BEACH) and Alyson Court (Loonette from THE BIG COMFY COUCH)!
August 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Had lunch today with Canadian pop-culture royalty Daniel Hawes (co-creator of CHILLY BEACH) and Alyson Court (Loonette from THE BIG COMFY COUCH)!
Delighted to be a Featured Guest again at Dragon Con. My schedule: sfwriter.com/lnappear.htm
August 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Delighted to be a Featured Guest again at Dragon Con. My schedule: sfwriter.com/lnappear.htm
The joys of alphabetical order! Nice to be sandwiched between Katee Sackhoff and William Shatner on Dragon Con's "Featured Guests" page. Come see all three of us in Atlanta later this month!
www.dragoncon.org/people-to-se...
www.dragoncon.org/people-to-se...
August 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The joys of alphabetical order! Nice to be sandwiched between Katee Sackhoff and William Shatner on Dragon Con's "Featured Guests" page. Come see all three of us in Atlanta later this month!
www.dragoncon.org/people-to-se...
www.dragoncon.org/people-to-se...
Today in much of Ontario, it's the Simcoe Day holiday. The lead character of my novel FLASHFORWARD — played by Jack Davenport in the TV series — is named after John Graves Simcoe, the person the holiday is in honour of.
Buying links for FLASHFORWARD:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Buying links for FLASHFORWARD:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
August 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Today in much of Ontario, it's the Simcoe Day holiday. The lead character of my novel FLASHFORWARD — played by Jack Davenport in the TV series — is named after John Graves Simcoe, the person the holiday is in honour of.
Buying links for FLASHFORWARD:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Buying links for FLASHFORWARD:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Just a reminder that I sell autographed first editions of my books worldwide via my eBay store. This order is on its way to Münster, Germany.
sfwriter.com/autograp.htm
sfwriter.com/autograp.htm
July 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just a reminder that I sell autographed first editions of my books worldwide via my eBay store. This order is on its way to Münster, Germany.
sfwriter.com/autograp.htm
sfwriter.com/autograp.htm
Beautiful new 25th-anniversary editions of my Hugo Award-nominated CALCULATING GOD — perfect for fans of Mary Doria Russell's THE SPARROW or Carl Sagan's CONTACT — in hardcover, trade paperback, and ebook!
Buying links: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Buying links: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
July 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Beautiful new 25th-anniversary editions of my Hugo Award-nominated CALCULATING GOD — perfect for fans of Mary Doria Russell's THE SPARROW or Carl Sagan's CONTACT — in hardcover, trade paperback, and ebook!
Buying links: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Buying links: sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Writers of the Future judges and winners ebook blundle includes my Aurora Award-winning QUANTUM NIGHT!
"QUANTUM NIGHTS is one of the very best science fiction novels I've ever read. It was truly breath-giving." —Spider Robinson
18 DRM-free books for just US$20:
www.arcmanorbooks.com/bundle
"QUANTUM NIGHTS is one of the very best science fiction novels I've ever read. It was truly breath-giving." —Spider Robinson
18 DRM-free books for just US$20:
www.arcmanorbooks.com/bundle
July 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Writers of the Future judges and winners ebook blundle includes my Aurora Award-winning QUANTUM NIGHT!
"QUANTUM NIGHTS is one of the very best science fiction novels I've ever read. It was truly breath-giving." —Spider Robinson
18 DRM-free books for just US$20:
www.arcmanorbooks.com/bundle
"QUANTUM NIGHTS is one of the very best science fiction novels I've ever read. It was truly breath-giving." —Spider Robinson
18 DRM-free books for just US$20:
www.arcmanorbooks.com/bundle
Question: “What’s one writing tip that actually changed the game for you?”
My reply:
“Stop worrying about what your mother will think.” — given to me in 1989 by two-time World Fantasy Award-nominee Terence M. Green
Photo: me and Terry in 2016
My reply:
“Stop worrying about what your mother will think.” — given to me in 1989 by two-time World Fantasy Award-nominee Terence M. Green
Photo: me and Terry in 2016
July 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Question: “What’s one writing tip that actually changed the game for you?”
My reply:
“Stop worrying about what your mother will think.” — given to me in 1989 by two-time World Fantasy Award-nominee Terence M. Green
Photo: me and Terry in 2016
My reply:
“Stop worrying about what your mother will think.” — given to me in 1989 by two-time World Fantasy Award-nominee Terence M. Green
Photo: me and Terry in 2016
POLITICO's Canada Playbook this morning:
June 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
POLITICO's Canada Playbook this morning:
On Saturday, July 12, come to Bookapalooza in beautiful Minden, Ontario! This year, I'm the featured author. There'll be an afternoon event and a great dinner event, too.
A lovely 2.5-hour country drive north of Toronto.
www.haliburtonarts.on.ca/bookapalooza
A lovely 2.5-hour country drive north of Toronto.
www.haliburtonarts.on.ca/bookapalooza
June 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
On Saturday, July 12, come to Bookapalooza in beautiful Minden, Ontario! This year, I'm the featured author. There'll be an afternoon event and a great dinner event, too.
A lovely 2.5-hour country drive north of Toronto.
www.haliburtonarts.on.ca/bookapalooza
A lovely 2.5-hour country drive north of Toronto.
www.haliburtonarts.on.ca/bookapalooza
THE OPPENHEIMER ALTERNATIVE, which I think is my best novel, was published five years ago today. If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for? :)
"Science fiction fans will devour this smart speculative tale." —Publishers Weekly
Buying links:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
"Science fiction fans will devour this smart speculative tale." —Publishers Weekly
Buying links:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
June 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
THE OPPENHEIMER ALTERNATIVE, which I think is my best novel, was published five years ago today. If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for? :)
"Science fiction fans will devour this smart speculative tale." —Publishers Weekly
Buying links:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
"Science fiction fans will devour this smart speculative tale." —Publishers Weekly
Buying links:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Come see me tomorrow in Hamilton — the city, not the musical!
May 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Come see me tomorrow in Hamilton — the city, not the musical!
HAMILTON, Ontario! Sunday May 4, at 7:00 p.m., I'll be reading as part of the Lit Live Reading Series, Hamilton's longest-running reading series. It's a pay-what-you-can event, with a suggested donation of $5. I'll have books for sale.
www.litlivereadings.com/events/litli...
www.litlivereadings.com/events/litli...
April 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
HAMILTON, Ontario! Sunday May 4, at 7:00 p.m., I'll be reading as part of the Lit Live Reading Series, Hamilton's longest-running reading series. It's a pay-what-you-can event, with a suggested donation of $5. I'll have books for sale.
www.litlivereadings.com/events/litli...
www.litlivereadings.com/events/litli...
Nancy Kilpatrick, one of Canada's best horror writers, lost her battle with cancer today. Here's Nancy's bio at the website of The Writers' Union of Canada:
nancykilpatrick.com#about
nancykilpatrick.com#about
April 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Nancy Kilpatrick, one of Canada's best horror writers, lost her battle with cancer today. Here's Nancy's bio at the website of The Writers' Union of Canada:
nancykilpatrick.com#about
nancykilpatrick.com#about
Deleted my 23andMe account today. My Hugo Award-nominated FRAMESHIFT was all about genetic data falling into the hands of nefarious insurance companies ... which might well happen now that 23andMe is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Buying links for FRAMESHIFT:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Buying links for FRAMESHIFT:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
March 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Deleted my 23andMe account today. My Hugo Award-nominated FRAMESHIFT was all about genetic data falling into the hands of nefarious insurance companies ... which might well happen now that 23andMe is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Buying links for FRAMESHIFT:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Buying links for FRAMESHIFT:
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
New print editions of QUANTUM NIGHT, my novel about the US annexing Canada:
“An almost forensic examination of the cultural and political differences between Canada and its neighbor. Thought-provoking and tense!“ —Sci-Fi Bulletin
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
“An almost forensic examination of the cultural and political differences between Canada and its neighbor. Thought-provoking and tense!“ —Sci-Fi Bulletin
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
March 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New print editions of QUANTUM NIGHT, my novel about the US annexing Canada:
“An almost forensic examination of the cultural and political differences between Canada and its neighbor. Thought-provoking and tense!“ —Sci-Fi Bulletin
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
“An almost forensic examination of the cultural and political differences between Canada and its neighbor. Thought-provoking and tense!“ —Sci-Fi Bulletin
sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...
Hugo Award nominating ends this Friday night, March 14. A polite reminder that my novel THE DOWNLOADED (Shadowpaw Press) is eligible.
• Starred review in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
• “Sure to be an award-winner” —AMAZING STORIES
• “One of the best SF novels I've read in years” —Allen Steele
• Starred review in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
• “Sure to be an award-winner” —AMAZING STORIES
• “One of the best SF novels I've read in years” —Allen Steele
March 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hugo Award nominating ends this Friday night, March 14. A polite reminder that my novel THE DOWNLOADED (Shadowpaw Press) is eligible.
• Starred review in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
• “Sure to be an award-winner” —AMAZING STORIES
• “One of the best SF novels I've read in years” —Allen Steele
• Starred review in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
• “Sure to be an award-winner” —AMAZING STORIES
• “One of the best SF novels I've read in years” —Allen Steele