Karin Lowachee

Guyanese-born Canadian author of speculative fiction

Warchild
Burndive
Cagebird

Websitekarinlowachee.com

Karin Lowachee is a Canadian author of speculative fiction. She is best known for her Warchild series, including Warchild (2002), Burndive (2003), and Cagebird (2005).

Awards and honours

In 2016, Locus included “A Good Home“ on their list of recommended reading for the year.^[1]

Awards for **Lowachee's writing**
Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2001	Warchild	Warner Aspect First Novel Contest	Winner	^[2]
2002	Warchild	Philip K. Dick Award	Finalist
2002	Warchild	Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in English	Finalist	^[3]
2003	Burndive	Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in English	Finalist	^[3]
2004	"The Forgotten Ones"	Prix Aurora Award for Best Short-Form Work in English	Finalist	^[3]
2005	Cagebird	Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in English	Winner	^[3]
2005	Cagebird	Philip K. Dick Award	Finalist
2006	"This Ink Feels Like Sorrow"	Prix Aurora Award for Best Short-Form Work in English	Finalist	^[3]
2006	Cagebird	Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Novel	Winner	^[4]
2018	“Meridian”	Sunburst Award for Short Story	Finalist	^[5]
2022	“Nomad”	Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story	Finalist	^[6]
2023	“A Sun Will Always Sing”	Canopus Award for Published Short-Form Fiction (between 1,000 and 40,000 words)	Finalist	^[7]

Selected publications

Novels

The Gaslight Dogs (2010)

Warchild series

Warchild (2002)
Burndive (2003)
Cagebird (2005)
Omake: Stories from the Warchild Universe (2020)
Under the Silence: A Warchild Mosaic Novella (2023)

Short stories

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2023)

"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 & Nalo Hopkinson
"This Ink Feels Like Sorrow," Mythspring: From the Lyrics & Legends of Canada (2006), edited by Genevieve Kierans & Julie E. Czerneda
"Nomad," Armored (2012), edited by John Joseph Adams
"The Bleach," When the Villain Comes Home (2012), edited by Gabrielle Harbowy & Ed Greenwood
"Enemy States," War Stories: New Military Science Fiction (2014), edited by Jaym Gates and Andrew Liptak

References

^ "2016 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus Online. 2017-01-31. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
^ Speer, Cindy Lynn (2002-08-15). "Review: Warchild". SF Site.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "1980-2012 Aurora Awards". The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
^ "2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards". Gaylactic Spectrum Award Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
^ "2018 Sunburst Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2018-10-15. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
^ "2022 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2022-08-29. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
^ "2023 Canopus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2023-02-06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-05-27.