Little Brother wins the Campbell Award -- see you in Lawrence, KS on July 11/12!

My novel Little Brother has won the Campbell Award for best sf novel of the year (sharing the award with Ian MacLeod's "Song of Time"). The award's given out over the July 9 weekend at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, and includes free events that are open to the public. Also in attendance will be Ian MacLeod and James Allan Gardner, whose "The Ray Gun: A Love Story" won the Sturgeon award for best short story.

(Funny thing: there's another Campbell award, given out with the Hugo Awards, for best new sf writer. I won it in 2000, and as near as anyone can work out, I'm the only writer to have won both!).

Hope to see you in Lawrence on July 11/12!

James Gunn, director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas, has announced winners of the 2009 John W. Campbell Award for the best science fiction novel of the year and the 2009 Theodore Sturgeon Award for the best short science fiction of the year.

The Campbell award is shared by Cory Doctorow's "Little Brother" (Tor Books) and Ian MacLeod's "Song of Time" (PS Publishing). James Alan Gardner's "The Ray Gun: A Love Story" won the Sturgeon award. The authors will accept their awards July 10 at KU and will be featured at the Campbell Conference on Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12.

The Campbell Conference will discuss "What's Old, What's New: The New Space Opera, the New Hard SF, the New Weird." In the afternoon session the three winners will open a discussion on what's new in publishing and its effect on writing and reading.

Science fiction writers earn awards for best novels, short story of the year

[#1 posted by Purly, June 29, 2009 9:40 AM]

Congratulations Cory! You definitely deserve it.

[#2 posted by Xopher, June 29, 2009 9:58 AM]

Congratulations! That novel was a life-changing experience for me, and I have gifted it to a couple of teenagers in hopes it will be for them as well.

[#3 posted by Takuan, June 29, 2009 10:00 AM]

laurels and plaudits!

[#4 posted by Anonymous, June 29, 2009 10:09 AM]

sweet. good for you.

[#5 posted by Kyon, June 29, 2009 10:15 AM]

I was one of the lucky high school students to get an advance copy of the book to review in my high school newspaper. I was glad to see that, as a direct result of that review, the school library bought 3 copies of the book.

I loved the book, and congrats on getting the recognition you deserve!

[#6 posted by Reverend Loki, June 29, 2009 10:25 AM]

Congrats! Living in nearby Kansas City, MO, I'd love to head over there for the occasion. Are you planning any book signings or other events that weekend? I know a number of area bookstores would love to host such an event!

[#7 posted by mypalmike, June 29, 2009 11:17 AM]

Congrats, Cory. I just finished reading it last week and really enjoyed it.

[#8 posted by Anonymous, June 29, 2009 11:30 AM]

Congrats. Just picked it up last week, and have completed ~60%. Enjoying very much...

[#9 posted by se7a7n7, June 29, 2009 11:45 AM]

Awesome. I live in Lawrence, KS. This is a great, great city. You'll have a lot of fun here.

You'll want to hang out in Downtown Lawrence, Mass St., which is only about a mile away from KU. If you go out at night, Replay Lounge @ 10th & Mass is the place to go.

I practically live Downtown and love it!!!

[#10 posted by se7a7n7, June 29, 2009 11:47 AM]

Can you bring Xeni with you too?

[#11 posted by dwiff, June 29, 2009 11:57 AM]

So now some poor publishing house copywriter must struggle to find a non-awkward form of "two-time Campbell award winner (but not the same award)"?

Congrats!

dwf

[#12 posted by Anonymous, June 29, 2009 11:58 AM]

Screw the Replay.

The Bourgeois Pig (6 E. Ninth St.) is far superior.

[#13 posted by stephenjjohnson, June 29, 2009 12:25 PM]

Congratulations Cory from a Briton living in Lawrence. You'll like it here - hardly any CCTV cameras. (Link goes to a picture I took last time I was in London).

[#14 posted by Anonymous, June 29, 2009 12:42 PM]

Sweet! I'm actually on the campus of KU right now (I work and go to school here). I guess I'll see you soon then. Congratulations!

[#15 posted by querent, June 29, 2009 1:16 PM]

Right on Cory. Love the book. Read it as a txt file one night (all night...like, until dawn), and now own a first edition hard cover.

I love that it's sci-fi with existing technology. I'm totally ripping that off in my own writing.

Congratz!

[#16 posted by h0st1le, June 29, 2009 1:23 PM]

Congratulations! Yet another Lawrence transplant here. Its a great place, definitely hit Mass street, you will enjoy, lots to do down there.

[#17 posted by Robert, June 29, 2009 2:53 PM]

Congratulations, Cory, you deserve it! Don't let the TSA hit you on the way in and out.

[#18 posted by Nawel, June 29, 2009 3:32 PM]

Felicitaciones. What do they give? A cup? A small metal plate? Put both Campbells together in your "hall of fame". You have one, don't you? hehe.

cheers

[#19 posted by randyman2001, June 29, 2009 4:27 PM]

Well deserved! Great to see you and your work getting the recognition you/it deserve.

(I have little doubt you could have done a better job with that sentence than I did.)

[#20 posted by Roy Trumbull, June 29, 2009 4:40 PM]

In the great scheme of things is getting the award equal to or better than being on the NYT book list?