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Bio (90 words)
Stephen Kotowych is a writer, anthologist, and podcaster who has won the Writers of the Future Grand Prize, Spain’s Ictineu Award, and is a four-time finalist for the Aurora Award. His stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and have been translated into a dozen languages. Now a freelance writer and editor, Stephen previously worked for over 15 years in the Canadian publishing industry and for several years taught publishing at the Chang School of Continuing Education at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Awards and Nominations
Finalist: The Aurora Award for Best Related Work for “Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One,” 2024
Finalist: The Aurora Award for Best Related Work for “GAME ON!” (co-edited with Tony Pi), 2024
Finalist: The Aurora Award for Best Short Fiction for “Super Frenemies,” 2016
Winner: Premis Ictineu (the Ictineu Award) for Best Story in Translation (Catalan) for “Saturn en sol menor,” 2015
Finalist: The Aurora Award for Best Short Fiction for “Saturn in G Minor,” 2008
Winner: The Writers of the Future Grand Prize (Golden Pen), for “Saturn in G Minor,” 2007
Author Photo & Book CoversÂ
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Credit: Stephen Kotowych
Credit: Ansible Press
Credit: ZNB Books