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

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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stephenjjohnson

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).
Anonymous

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!
querent

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!
h0st1le

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

Congratulations Cory! You definitely deserve it.
Xopher

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.
Takuan

laurels and plaudits!
Anonymous

sweet. good for you.
Kyon

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!
Reverend Loki

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!
Robert

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

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
mypalmike

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

Congrats. Just picked it up last week, and have completed ~60%. Enjoying very much…
randyman2001

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.)
se7a7n7

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!!!
se7a7n7

Can you bring Xeni with you too?
Roy Trumbull

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

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
Anonymous

Screw the Replay.

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