Julie Czerneda

Julie E. Czerneda
Czerneda at book signing on January 25, 2003.
Born	April 11, 1955 (1955-04-11) (age 56)
Occupation	Novelist, Short story author, Editor
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1997–
Genres	Science fiction, Fantasy
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Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written at least 9 SF novels, including the Prix Aurora winner In the Company of Others, a number of short stories; and has edited several anthologies.

Czerneda is a biologist by education, and has been active in writing and editing non-fiction. She has edited and authored a number of educational books targeting career guidance, and the teaching of science.

Works

Species Imperative

Trilogy of biology, politics and survival in a multi-species, interstellar future.

1. Survival (2004)
2. Migration (2005)
3. Regeneration (2006)

Standalone books

• In the Company of Others (2001) ISBN 0-88677-999-5
• ReVisions ed. by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel
• Space, Inc. (2003) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda

The Clan Chronicles

This was formerly called the Trade Pact Universe.

Trade Pact Trilogy

1. A Thousand Words for Stranger (1997)
2. Ties of Power (1999)
3. To Trade the Stars (2002)

Stratification Trilogy

Prequel to the Trade Pact trilogy

1. Reap the Wild Wind (2007) ISBN 978-0-7564-0456-7
2. Riders of the Storm (2008) ISBN 0-756-40518-1
3. Rift in the Sky (2009)

Web Shifters

Three book series featuring the adventures of Esen-alit-Quar.

1. Beholder's Eye (1998)
2. Changing Vision (2000)
3. Hidden in Sight (2003)

Career guidance

• Great careers for people interested in living things (1993)
• Great careers for people who like to work with their hands (1994)
• Great careers for people interested in communications technology (1996) by Julie E. Czerneda and Victoria Vincent
• Great careers for people fascinated by government and the law (1996) by Anne Marie Males; contributing authors, Julie Czerneda and Victoria Vincent

Science education through science fiction stories in the classroom

• No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction (1998) non-fiction
• Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination (1998) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda

Tales from the Wonder Zone

• Stardust (2001) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda
• Explorer (2002) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda
• Orbiter (2002?) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda
• Odyssey (2004) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda

Realms of Wonder

• Summoned to Destiny (2004) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda
• Fantastic Companions (2005) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda
• Mythspring (2006) ed. by Julie E. Czerneda and Genevieve Kierans

Awards

• University of Waterloo Alumni of Honour Award 2007
• Golden Duck Awards
  • 2003 Special award for the Tales of the Wonderzone (Entire Series)
• Prix Aurora Award
  • 2002 Best Long Form in English for In the Company of Others
  • 2002 Best Short Form in English for "Left Foot on A Blind Man"
  • 2004 Best Editor for Space, Inc.
  • 2008 Best Editor for Under Cover of Darkness (with Jana Paniccia)
• Romantic Times
  • 2001 Reviewers' Choice Winner: Best Science Fiction Novel for In the Company of Others

External links

• Official Site, run by the author
• Julie E. Czerneda at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• In Other Worlds, a fan site
• Fantastic Fiction
• made in Canada list of Canadian SF writers
• Fantafiction a brief bio and bibliography
• Susan O'Fearna' Bookshelf a listing of publications (including short stories)

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