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Sunburst Award Winners Announced by Chadwick Ginther - Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:23pm

Nalo Hopkinson's novel The New Moon's Arms has won the author her second Sunburst Award. She previously won for Skin Folk. 2008 also saw an award presented for the first time for Young Adult literature. This year's winner in that category was Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet by Joanne Proulx.

The Sunburst Awards are a juried prize celebrating excellence in Canadian speculative fiction.

Categories: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy

Colfer to Pen Sixth Hitchhiker Novel by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 at 9:16am

There will be a sixth novel in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, entitled And Another Thing... and arriving October 2009.

"It's a gift from the gods," says Eoin Colfer, popular author of the comic children's fantasy series Artemis Fowl, "So, thank you Thor and Odin." Colfer's involvement was requested personally by Douglas Adams' widow Jane Belson. No details have yet emerged regarding the novel's plot.

Categories: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy

The Umbrella Academy Volume 1 Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way by Chadwick Ginther - Sunday, Jul 06, 2008 at 12:06pm

In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world."

Categories: Reviews, SciFi & Fantasy, Graphic Novels

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Breaking Dawn Essay-Writing Contest by Sarah Gritzfeldt - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2008 at 5:35pm

Teens (ages 13-19) are invited to write an essay of 500 words or less describing how they would end the Twilight Series. Submission deadline is July 23, 2008. All submissions must include: full name, age, and phone number.

The winner will be announced at the Breaking Dawn Launch Party upstairs in the Kids Bookstore at our Saskatoon location, Saturday, August 2, 9:00-11:00 am.

Essays may be submitted via email. Call 955-1477 for more information.

Categories: Site News, Fun, SciFi & Fantasy, Saskatoon, Contests and Giveaways, New Releases

Sunburst Award Nominees Announced by Chadwick Ginther - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 6:50pm

The Sunburst Awards, a juried prize for Canadian literature of the fantastic, have announced their shortlist in both adult and young adult categories. The 2008 prize will be for books published in 2007, and includes some of Canadian genre publishing's top names.

Categories: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy

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