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Ottawa writer Amal El-Mohtar has returned home a conquering hero after winning a prestigious Hugo Award.
The 32-year-old author, who lives in Centretown’s Golden Triangle neighbourhood, said she was shocked to see more than a dozen friends and family members greet her with placards and balloons at the Ottawa airport Monday afternoon after her trip home from the Hugo ceremony in Finland.
The Hugo Awards, which were created in 1955, are one of the most distinguished awards for the genre of science-fiction. The nominees and winners are chosen by members of the World Science Fiction Convention.
El-Mohtar was honoured for her short story, titled Seasons of Glass and Iron
“This was my first Hugo nomination and my first win. It’s unbelievable,” said el-Mohtar, adding that the attention her story has been getting from science-fiction award juries around the world has been “mind-boggling.”
El-Mohtar said she thinks the prize-winning short story has struck a chord with readers because its “fairy tale mashup” depicts various female characters collaborating to overcome adversaries — “women talking to each other and rescuing each other,” she said, defying the conventional prince-saves-damsel-in-distress narrative.
Among the congratulatory messages on one colourful poster Mondaty: “HUGO GIRL!!”
Canadian writer Amal El-Mohtar (middle, holding flowers) is greeted at the Ottawa airport by family and friends after winning the best short story award at the prestigious Hugo Awards during the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, Finland.
This is not the first award El-Mohtar has won for her short story. In May she won a Nebula Award for the story and has been nominated for an Aurora, which is Canada’s top sci-fi prize — which could lead to more acclaim when those awards are given out.
She’s also a finalist in the 2017 World Fantasy Awards, which are taking place in San Antonio, Texas in November. She also writes poetry, essays and reviews books for NPR.
The writer holds a PhD from Carleton University and has taught creative writing at both Carleton and the University of Ottawa.
With files from Randy Boswell
oblackmore@postmedia.com
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The 32-year-old author, who lives in Centretown’s Golden Triangle neighbourhood, said she was shocked to see more than a dozen friends and family members greet her with placards and balloons at the Ottawa airport Monday afternoon after her trip home from the Hugo ceremony in Finland.
The Hugo Awards, which were created in 1955, are one of the most distinguished awards for the genre of science-fiction. The nominees and winners are chosen by members of the World Science Fiction Convention.
El-Mohtar was honoured for her short story, titled Seasons of Glass and Iron
“This was my first Hugo nomination and my first win. It’s unbelievable,” said el-Mohtar, adding that the attention her story has been getting from science-fiction award juries around the world has been “mind-boggling.”
El-Mohtar said she thinks the prize-winning short story has struck a chord with readers because its “fairy tale mashup” depicts various female characters collaborating to overcome adversaries — “women talking to each other and rescuing each other,” she said, defying the conventional prince-saves-damsel-in-distress narrative.
Among the congratulatory messages on one colourful poster Mondaty: “HUGO GIRL!!”
Canadian writer Amal El-Mohtar (middle, holding flowers) is greeted at the Ottawa airport by family and friends after winning the best short story award at the prestigious Hugo Awards during the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, Finland.
This is not the first award El-Mohtar has won for her short story. In May she won a Nebula Award for the story and has been nominated for an Aurora, which is Canada’s top sci-fi prize — which could lead to more acclaim when those awards are given out.
She’s also a finalist in the 2017 World Fantasy Awards, which are taking place in San Antonio, Texas in November. She also writes poetry, essays and reviews books for NPR.
The writer holds a PhD from Carleton University and has taught creative writing at both Carleton and the University of Ottawa.
With files from Randy Boswell
oblackmore@postmedia.com
查看原文...
