Karin Lowachee is a Canadian author of

speculative fiction Speculative fiction is an umbrella term, umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from Realism (arts), realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality, instead presenting fantastical, supernatural, futuristic, or ...

. She is best known for her ''Warchild'' series, including '' Warchild'' (2002), '' Burndive'' (2003), and ''

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'' (2005).

Awards and honours

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

Selected publications

Novels

''Warchild'' series

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Short stories

* "Culture Shock", ''On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing'' (1994) * "The Forgotten Ones", '' So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy'' (2004), edited by Uppinder Mehan &

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* "This Ink Feels Like Sorrow", ''Mythspring: From the Lyrics & Legends of Canada'' (2006), edited by Genevieve Kierans &

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* "Nomad", ''Armored'' (2012), edited by

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* "The Bleach", ''When the Villain Comes Home'' (2012), edited by

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* "Enemy States", ''War Stories: New Military Science Fiction'' (2014), edited by Jaym Gates and Andrew Liptak

References

External links

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Interviews

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Strange Horizons ''Strange Horizons'' is an online magazine, online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and non-fiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables. History and profile It was launched in S ...

'' with Samantha Ling on 3 June 2002
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SF Site ''SF Site'' is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine edited by Rodger Turner. It is among the oldest of websites dedicated to science fiction and primarily publishes book reviews. It has won the Locus Award and received nominations for ...

'' with Alexander von Thorn, July 2002
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at ''The Pearls Are Cooling'' on 22 August 2007
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Clarkesworld Magazine ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine edited by Neil Clarke. It released its first issue October 1, 2006, and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as ...

'' with Jeremy L. C. Jones on September 2010 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowachee, Karin Living people 1973 births Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian women novelists Canadian science fiction writers Canadian people of Guyanese descent Canadian women science fiction and fantasy writers Aurora Award–winning writers