User:Douglas Smith

Douglas Smith is a multi-award-winning Canadian author of speculative fiction, published in twenty-six languages and thirty-five countries.

His short fiction has appeared in top professional magazines, including Amazing Stories, InterZone, Black Static (formerly The Third Alternative), Weird Tales, Baen's Universe, Escape Pod, Postscripts, On Spec, and Cicada, as well as anthologies from Penguin/Roc, DAW, and others.

His book-length works include the novel The Wolf at the End of the World, the collections Chimerascope and Impossibilia, the translated French collection, La Danse des Esprits, and the writer's guide Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction. Douglas is currently completing an urban fantasy series (working title: The Dream Rider Trilogy).

Douglas is a three-time winner of Canada's Aurora Award and has been a finalist for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Bookies Award, Canada's juried Sunburst Award, and France's juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane.

"One of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction." —Library Journal

"The man is Sturgeon good. Zelazny good. I don't give those up easy." —Spider Robinson, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner

"A great storyteller with a gifted and individual voice." —Charles de Lint, World Fantasy Award winner

"His stories are a treasure trove of riches that will touch your heart while making you think." —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo/Nebula/Seiun winner