Karin Lowachee
Karin Lowachee is a Canadian author of speculative fiction. She is best known for her Warchild series, including Warchild, Burndive, and Cagebird.
Awards and honours
In 2016, Locus included "A Good Home" on their list of recommended reading for the year.| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2001 | Warchild | Warner Aspect First Novel Contest | Debut Novel | Won | |
| 2002 | Warchild | Aurora Award | Long-Form Work in English | ||
| 2002 | Warchild | Philip K. Dick Award | — | ||
| 2003 | Burndive | Aurora Award | Long-Form Work in English | ||
| 2004 | "" | Aurora Award | Short-Form Work in English | ||
| 2005 | Cagebird | Aurora Award | Long-Form Work in English | Won | |
| 2005 | Cagebird | Philip K. Dick Award | — | ||
| 2006 | Cagebird | Gaylactic Spectrum Awards | Novel | Won | |
| 2006 | "This Ink Feels Like Sorrow" | Aurora Award | Short-Form Work in English | ||
| 2018 | "Meridian” | Sunburst Award | Short Story | ||
| 2022 | "Nomad” | Seiun Award | Translated Short Story | ||
| 2023 | "A Sun Will Always Sing” | Canopus Award | Published Short-Form Fiction |
Selected publications
Novels
''Warchild'' series
Short stories
- "Culture Shock", On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing
- "The Forgotten Ones", So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy, edited by Uppinder Mehan & Nalo Hopkinson
- "This Ink Feels Like Sorrow", Mythspring: From the Lyrics & Legends of Canada, edited by Genevieve Kierans & Julie E. Czerneda
- "Nomad", Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams
- "The Bleach", When the Villain Comes Home, edited by Gabrielle Harbowy & Ed Greenwood
- "Enemy States", War Stories: New Military Science Fiction, edited by Jaym Gates and Andrew Liptak
Interviews
- at Strange Horizons with Samantha Ling on 3 June 2002
- at SF Site with Alexander von Thorn, July 2002
- at The Pearls Are Cooling on 22 August 2007
- at Clarkesworld Magazine with Jeremy L. C. Jones on September 2010
Category:1973 births
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Canadian women novelists
Category:Canadian [science fiction writers]
Category:Canadian people of Guyanese descent
Category:Canadian women [science fiction and fantasy writers]
Category:Aurora Award–winning writers