'Candas Jane Dorsey' (born
November 16,
1952) is a
Canadian poet and
science fiction novelist.
Born and still living in
Edmonton,
Alberta, Dorsey became a writer from an early age, and a freelance writer since 1980. She writes across genre boundaries, writing poetry, fiction, mainstream and speculative, short and long form, arts journalism and arts advocacy. Dorsey has also written television and stage scripts, magazine and newspaper articles, and reviews.
Dorsey currently teaches, does workshops and readings. She has served on the executive of the
Writers' Guild of Alberta and
SF Canada. In 1988, Dorsey received the
Aurora, Canadian science fiction and fantasy award.
Bibliography
★ ''Results of the Ring Toss'' -
1976
★ ''Hardwired Angel'' -
1987
★ ''Machine Sex and Other Stories'' -
1988
★ ''Leaving Marks'' -
1992
★ ''Black Wine'' -
1997 (winner,
James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
★ ''Vanilla and Other Stories'' -
2000
★ ''A Paradigm of Earth'' -
2001