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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 28/09/2026

CALGARY! Come see me being interviewed about the writers' life live this Thursday, October 1, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society. It's free for Society members, or $15 for nonmembers. www.alexandrawriters.org/store/p1148/...

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2026 WRITER IN RESIDENCE: In Conversation on the Writer's Life

Join us for an evening of illuminating conversation with Robert J. Sawyer, one of the most celebrated voices in contemporary science fiction. In his long writing career, Robert's stories are centred ...

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 28/09/2026

The international edition of SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION is now available from Amazon in the UK, Ireland, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan (and in any countries those Amazon stores ship to): sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

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Buying links for Robert J. Sawyer books

Author of 26 bestselling novels including The Oppenheimer Alternative and FlashForward

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026

“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”

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Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’

The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 18/09/2026

My pal Emo Philips is coming to Toronto! (And some other fun cities, too!) Check out his tour schedule: www.emophilips.com/events

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 17/09/2026

Wonderful lunch dockside today in Mississauga with my old friend neuroscientist Dr. Erik Viirre, the director of the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at UC San Diego.

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Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Your reminder that the entire ~40 min chapter 1 of The Best of All Possible Planets audiobook narrated by Eli Schiff and Lewis Black is on YouTube free of charge. Give it a listen! youtu.be/vK9d3hCI0_4

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The Best of All Possible Planets audiobook Chapter 1. Alex Shvartsman / Elliot Schiff / Lewis Black

YouTube video by UFOPublishing

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Lynne Sargent @lynnesargent.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Now that I'm done edits on Thought Experiment Revolution, I've had some time to return to my notes and ruminate on some tangentially related things. I hope this gives a sneak peek into the kinds of things I'll be discussing in the book! moralguillotines.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/s...

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Science Fiction as an Epistemic Resource

I’ve written before about how epistemology– the philosophy of how we acquire and categorize knowledge– is intimately related to the practice of ethics. After all, how can we know …

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 15/09/2026

For those planning to attend the Montreal Worldcon (the World Science Fiction Convention in Montreal) September 2-6, 2027 (next year), note that the membership rates GO UP on September 30, 2026 — get your membership before they do! montreal2027.ca/en

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Welcome to Montréal 2027 Worldcon | Montréal 2027 Worldcon

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 15/09/2026

Join me and collector extraordinaire Richard Rempel in conversation about SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION this Thursday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time LIVE on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/eoMsAwl...

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Sawyer on Science Fiction! Join Richard and Robert live on Thursday, September 17 at 7pm EST.

YouTube video by Vintage SF

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 14/09/2026

Update! The time has been changed: the event now runs from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 13/09/2026

ALBERTA SF&F fans! On Wednesday, September 23, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., the Fandom Society of Alberta, run by former ConVersion chair Paul Bushell, is hosting an event at the Nicholls Family Library for fans to talk about their favourite SF&F books: www.eventbrite.ca/e/my-favouri...

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My Favourite Author Show and Tell

Members will be presenting information about one of their favourite authors at the CPL Nicol Family Library on September 23 at 7 pm.

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Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Always great to attend a @robertjsawyer.com book launch! This time it was his new nonfiction collection, “Sawyer on Science Fiction,” which I look forward to diving into! #books #scifi #toronto

We see Rob at the front of the room, speaking to an enthusiastic audience.

The cover of Rob’s book, “Sawyer on Science Fiction.”

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Chris Szego @chrisszego.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Today! Come on out this afternoon!

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Join us tomorrow! Can't make the event but want a personalized copy? Let us know and we'll make it happen.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 10/09/2026

TORONTO! Join me this Saturday, September 12, at 3:00 p.m., at Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, for the launch of SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 09/09/2026

It's true! I reference FLASHFORWARD in QUANTUM NIGHT because, of course, my characters have good taste in TV!

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 09/09/2026

I do indeed! FLASHFORWARD referenced in QUANTUM NIGHT. 🖖

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 09/09/2026

Did my first two by-Zoom critiquing sessions this evening for my gig as the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society writer-in-residence. One client pleased me by saying, "Everything you've said is actionable" — meaning that it was stuff she could put to use, not that she's going to sue me!

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 07/09/2026

TORONTO! Join me this Saturday, September 12, at 3:00 p.m. at SF&F specialty Bookstore, Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, for the launch of SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 03/09/2026

Come see me in LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, at Word on the Street Lethrbridge, on Saturday, September 19. My main event is at 1:00 p.m., and my signing is at 2:00 p.m.

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Kevin Edward Proulx @thirdeyephoto.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Just arrived: Robert J. Sawyer's SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION. @robertjsawyer.com

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 22/08/2026

Calculating God, By @robertjsawyer.com , featuring @romtoronto.bsky.social in the story. (Cover art by Lui Junwei) #CelebrateCanada

Cover of novel. Hugo and Nubula award winner. A man with silver hair leans on a Parasaurolophus skeleton, arm outstretched lik the Sistine Adam; next to a crab like alien in front of the Royal Ontario Museum, and a jellyfish alien floats above.

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James Downe @james-downe-author.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I was on three panels, and none of them disappointed. "Writing Outside Our Lived Experiences" was an epic, early morning panel with @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social, @robertjsawyer.com (yes!), and @huckwrites.bsky.social. I moderated this one. What a way to start my day!

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 12/08/2026

CALGARY! Book launch for SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION is this Saturday, Aug 15, at 1:30pm at Thomson Social Hub (Hyatt Regency) 700 Centre St S. Free! Everyone welcome! Bonus! If you buy the book from publisher, Shadowpaw Press, at the launch, you get a free coupon for the ebook edition, as well!

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Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 09/08/2026

Now reading: Sawyer On Science Fiction. I'm not far in yet, but as I expected, so far there’s no shortage of incisive insights. ✏️🚀🛸🚀🛸🚀🛸🚀🛸🪐 #SawyerOnScienceFiction #sciencefiction @robertjsawyer.com 📚🪐

Book cover for Sawyer On Science Fiction, by Hugo & Nebula Winner Robert J. Sawyer

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 11/08/2026

A quote from my SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION:

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 11/08/2026

So thrilled to be a Featured Guest at the Los Angeles World Science Fiction Convention (the Worldcon) later this month:

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 10/08/2026

Winners in Las Vegas! Yesterday, at ST:LV, my dear friend Chase Masterson received The Fleet’s Star Cross Founder Award for her spectacular charity work with the Pop Culture Hero Coalition, and today I won Canada's Aurora Award for Best Novel of the Year for THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 10/08/2026

Today's ceremony for the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (the Auroras) is now online. Here it is, cued up to the Best Novel category: my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE was the winner, and you can watch my acceptance speech: www.youtube.com/live/xMO5oUJ...

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The 2026 Aurora Awards

YouTube video by Mark Leslie Lefebvre

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 09/08/2026

At 5:00 p.m. Eastern time today (Sunday, August 9), this year's ceremony for the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (the Auroras) streams live online. My THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE is one of the nominees for year's best novel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMO5...

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The 2026 Aurora Awards

YouTube video by Mark Leslie Lefebvre

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 04/08/2026

TODAY is the official publication date of SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION, my 225,000-word collection of articles, columns, speeches, and more, celebrating the genre I've devoted my life to. SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION Robert J. Sawyer ISBN 978-1-998273-74-4 sfwriter.com/buylinks.htm...

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Buying links for Robert J. Sawyer books

Author of 26 bestselling novels including The Oppenheimer Alternative and FlashForward

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 30/07/2026

My programming schedule for LAcon V, the World Science Fiction Convention ("Worldcon") in Los Angeles:

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TRE - Talk Radio Europe @tre.radio · 29/07/2026

On Hannah Murray's 'TRE in the Afternoon' from 15.00CET, Emma Petersen's 'Healthyish High Protein', 'David Hamilton's Long and Winding Road', Franny Catz' 'Humpday Happenings', and @robertjsawyer.com 's 'Sawyer on Science Fiction'

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 25/07/2026

Today's TORONTO STAR on SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION: A wonderful anthology. Sawyer has all the qualities you could want in a guide, being well read, perceptive and a keen and generous critical writer. You can dip into this book at any point and come away with some insight that will stick.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 24/07/2026

Sad to be missing Confluence in Pittsburgh right now; I'm speaking at a conference at MIT instead (and missing my friends!). But here's my upcoming appearnce and convention schedule: sfwriter.com/lnappear.htm

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Robert J. Sawyer: Upcoming Appearances

“This guy is an absolute eminence”—Barry N. Malzberg

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 22/07/2026

Lou Inglese had the right answer! McCoy, in "Obsession," re: Kirk's time aboard the USS Farragut: McCOY: The ship's exec didn't seem to think so. His log entry was quite clear on the subject. "Lieutenant Kirk is a fine young officer who performed with uncommon bravery."

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 22/07/2026

Ding! Ding! Ding! WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations, Lou! In "Obsession," of Kirk's service aboard the starship FARRAGUT: McCOY: The ship's exec didn't seem to think so. His log entry was quite clear on the subject. "Lieutenant Kirk is a fine young officer who performed with uncommon bravery."

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 21/07/2026

Want to get SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION from me in person? There are three launch events: WHEN WORDS COLLIDE in Calgary on Saturday, August 15, at 1:00 p.m. WORLDCON in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 29, at 10:30 a.m. BAKKA-PHOENIX BOOKS in Toronto on Saturday, September 12, at 3:00 p.m.

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 21/07/2026

She's never referred to by the title Executive Officer or Executive. This is a tough trivia question; the answer isn't easy. ;)

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 21/07/2026

Going out on a limb leads only to low-hanging fruit. ;) It's true they're synonyms, but I'm looking for when the term "Executive Officer" or "Exec" was used explicitly in TOS. :D

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 21/07/2026

"Number One" from "The Cage" doesn't count. She is never referred to as "Executive Officer" or "Exec." Indeed, "Number One" as a nickname is a play on the rank of "First Officer," not "Executive Officer."

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Robert J. Sawyer @robertjsawyer.com · 21/07/2026

TOS trivia time! Many people were suprised in STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE that the ENTERPRISE suddenly had an "Executive Officer" or "Exec." Actually, though, that role aboard starships WAS established in The Original Series — but by whom and in what episode?

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