Biography

Robert J. Sawyer has written for ABC, the CBC, CTV, Copperheart, Harmony Gold, Nelvana, Shaftesbury, and gaming giant Ubisoft, among others. He is a member of both the WGA and the WGC, and is past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The ABC TV series FlashForward was based on his novel of the same name, and he was one of the scriptwriters for that series.

His writing credits include produced prime-time US network TV drama, two commissioned feature-film screenplays, commissioned series pilots and series bibles, and he wrote the series-finale episode for the popular Star Trek Continues online film series.

Rob has worked creatively with major industry figures including Ron Bass, Brannon Braga, Fred Fuchs, Vince Gerardis, Scott M. Gimple, David S. Goyer, Michael Hirsh, Vincenzo Natali, Karl Schaefer, William Shatner, and Robert Halmi, Sr.

Nineteen of Rob's bestselling novels have been optioned for film or television production. He has won all three of the world's top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

Rob has a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree from Canada's top television school, the School of Radio and Television Arts (now known as the RTA School of Media) at Ryerson University, Toronto, awarded 1982. He also served as an instructor-demonstrator in television studio production techniques at Ryerson's School of Radio and Television Arts, 1982-1983.
- IMDb mini biography by: Robert J. Sawyer

Appointed to the Order of Canada in 2016 "for his accomplishments as a science fiction writer and mentor, and for his contributions as a futurist", which grants him the privilege of swearing in new Canadian citizens.

A notable proponent of using WordStar for DOS as a writing tool of choice.

Dual US / Canadian citizen; CAVCO certified.

Guest of Honor, Special Guest, or Toastmaster at over 100 science-fiction conventions worldwide.

My heroes today are Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi - people who struggled nonviolently to change the world. I'm an idealist at heart, and the two most moving experiences I've had as a tourist were visiting the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, and the Civil Rights Museum in Tennessee.

In 1968, when I was eight years old, my father took me to see the then-new movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). It was my introduction to the work of Arthur C. Clarke, then and now my favorite science-fiction writer, and I ultimately saw 2001 a total of 25 times on the big screen.