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Julie E. Czerneda
Julie E. Czerneda (foreground) at the Polaris 26 science fiction convention
Born
Julie Elizabeth Starink

(1955-04-11) April 11, 1955 (age 71)
Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Education
Occupations
Spouse
Roger Czerneda
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(m. 1976)​
Children2
Writing career
Period1997–
Genres
Notable workIn the Company of Others (2001)
Websitewww.czerneda.com

Julie Elizabeth Czerneda (née Starink; born 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including four Aurora Award for Best Novel winners (In the Company of Others, A Turn of Light, A Play of Shadow, and The Gossamer Mage), and a number of short stories; she has also edited several anthologies.

Czerneda is a biologist by education and has been active in writing and editing non-fiction. She has edited and authored a number of educational books about career guidance and the teaching of science.[1] In 2022, Czerneda was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Hall of Fame (CSFFA).[2]

Biography

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Julie Elizabeth Starink was born in Exeter, Ontario on April 11, 1955, to Everett Norman and Joy Margaret (née Lace) Starink.[3] She received a Bachelor of Science in biology at the University of Waterloo, after which she conducted graduate researched on "fish and the evolution of reproductive communication systems" at the University of Saskatchewan and attended Queen's University at Kingston.[3][4] While studying at the University of Waterloo, Starink met Roger Czerneda; the two married on July 24, 1976. They have two children.[3]

After working at the University of Waterloo, Czerneda focused on her writing career.[4]

As of 2022, Czerneda lived near Ottawa.[4]

Awards and honours

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In 2007, Czerneda received the Alumni of Honour Award from the University of Waterloo.[5]

Awards for Czerneda's work
Year Work Award Result Ref.
1998 A Thousand Words for Stranger Locus Award for First Novel Finalist [6]
2000 Beholder's Eye Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [7]
2001 Changing Vision Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [8]
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Science Fiction Novel Finalist [citation needed]
"Down on the Farm" Aurora Award for Best Short Fiction Finalist [9]
2002 In the Company of Others Aurora Award for Best Novel Winner [10]
Philip K. Dick Award Shortlist [11]
"Left Foot on a Blind Man" Aurora Award for Best Short Fiction Winner [12]
2003 Explorer: Tales from the Wonder Zone Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [13]
"Prism" Aurora Award for Best Short Fiction Finalist [14]
Stardust: Tales from the Wonder Zone Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [13]
Tales from the Wonder Zone Golden Duck Award for Best Science and Technology Education Winner
To Trade the Stars Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [15]
2004 Hidden in Sight Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [16]
Space, Inc. Aurora Award for Best Related Work Winner [17]
2005 Odyssey: Tales From the Wonder Zone Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [18]
ReVisions Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [18]
Survival Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [19]
2006 Fantastic Companions Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [20]
Migration Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [21]
"She's Such a Nasty Morsel" Aurora Award for Best Short Fiction Finalist [22]
2007 Mythspring Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [23]
Regeneration Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [24]
2008 Polaris: A Celebration of Polar Science Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [25]
Under Cover of Darkness Aurora Award for Best Related Work Winner [25]
2010 Ages of Wonder Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [26]
2012 Tesseracts Fifteen Aurora Award for Best Related Work Finalist [27]
2014 A Turn of Light Aurora Award for Best Novel Winner [28]
2015 A Play of Shadow Aurora Award for Best Novel Winner [29][30]
2018 To Guard Against the Dark Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [31]
2019 "A Hold Full of Truffles" Aurora Award for Best Short Fiction Finalist [32]
2020 The Gossamer Mage Aurora Award for Best Novel Winner [33]
2022 "Decay in Five Stages" Aurora Award for Best Novelette/Novella Finalist [34]
2026 A Shift of Time Aurora Award for Best Novel Finalist [35][36]

Publications

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As author

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Standalone books

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  • In the Company of Others (2001) – ISBN 9780756417826
  • The Gossamer Mage (2019) – ISBN 9780756412340
  • To Each This World (November 2022, DAW) – ISBN 9780756415426

Novellas

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  • No Place Like Home (2016)

The Clan Chronicles

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This continuity was formerly called the Trade Pact Universe.

Trade Pact trilogy
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  1. A Thousand Words for Stranger (1997) – ISBN 9780886777692
  2. Ties of Power (1999) – ISBN 9780886778507
  3. To Trade the Stars (2002) – ISBN 9780756400750
Stratification trilogy
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Prequel to the Trade Pact trilogy:

  1. Reap the Wild Wind (2007) – ISBN 9780756404871
  2. Riders of the Storm (2008) – ISBN 9780756405618
  3. Rift in the Sky (2009) – ISBN 9780756406097
Reunification trilogy
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  1. This Gulf of Time and Stars (2015) – ISBN 9780756408695[37]
  2. The Gate to Futures Past (2016) – ISBN 9780756408701
  3. To Guard Against the Dark (2017) – ISBN 9780756408787[38]

Species Imperative

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Trilogy of biology, politics and survival in a multi-species, interstellar future.

  1. Survival (2004) – ISBN 9780756402617
  2. Migration (2005) – ISBN 9780756403461
  3. Regeneration (2006) – ISBN 9780756404116

Esen

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With the publication of Search Image, the Web Shifters trilogy is listed as part of the Esen continuity,[39] which features the adventures of the shape-shifter Esen-alit-Quar. A Carisian, a species which plays a significant role in the Clan Chronicles, also appears in Search Image,[40] although there are no common plot points.

Web Shifters
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  1. Beholder's Eye (1998) – ISBN 9780756413514
  2. Changing Vision (2000) – ISBN 9780756411954
  3. Hidden in Sight (2003) – ISBN 9780756401399
Web Shifter's Library
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  1. Search Image (2018) – ISBN 9780756412449[41]
  2. Mirage (2020) – ISBN 9780756415617
  3. Spectrum (2022) – ISBN 9780756415648

Night's Edge

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  1. A Turn of Light (2013) – ISBN 9780756407070
  2. A Play of Shadow (2014) – ISBN 9780756408312
    In 2014 Czerneda announced that DAW Books had bought the next three books in the series.[42]
  3. A Change of Place (2024) - ISBN 9780756410698
  4. A Shift of Time (2025) - ISBN 9780698193550 (Was originally announced as A Fall of Darkness.)
  5. A Twist of Magic (announced)

Collection

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  • Imaginings: 25th Anniversary Collection (2022)

Contributor

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Career guidance

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  • Great careers for people interested in living things (1993) – ISBN 9780810393875
  • Great careers for people who like to work with their hands (1994) – ISBN 9780810399631
  • Great careers for people interested in communications technology (1996) by Julie E. Czerneda and Victoria Vincent
  • Great careers for people fascinated by government and the law (1996) by Anne Marie Males; contributing authors, Julie Czerneda and Victoria Vincent

As editor

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Science education through science fiction stories in the classroom

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  • No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction (1998), non-fiction – ISBN 9781895579949
  • Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science & Imagination (1998) – ISBN 9781895579895

Tales from the Wonder Zone

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Realms of Wonder

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Julie E. Czerneda & Finding Inspiration in Biology - The Horror Tree". horrortree.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "CSFFA Hall of Fame and Writers' Grant". Locus. June 16, 2022. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Czerneda, Julie E(lizabeth) 1955-". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Julie E. Czerneda: High Concept". Locus. December 19, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Science Alumni of Honour Awards". University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Julie E. Czerneda Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "2000 Aurora Awards". sfadb.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2001 Aurora Awards". sfadb.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ "2001 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ "2002 Aurora Awards". sfadb.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ "sfadb: Philip K. Dick Award 2002". www.sfadb.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2026. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  12. ↑ "2002 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  13. 1 2 "2003 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  14. ↑ "2003 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on November 7, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  15. ↑ "2003 Aurora Awards". sfadb.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2004 Aurora Awards". sfadb.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  17. ↑ "2004 Aurora Awards". sfadb.
  18. 1 2 "2005 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on October 9, 2025. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  19. ↑ "2005 Aurora Awards". sfadb.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  20. ↑ "2006 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  21. ↑ "2006 Aurora Awards". sfadb.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  22. ↑ "2006 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  23. ↑ "2007 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on July 17, 2025. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  24. ↑ "2007 Aurora Awards". sfadb.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  25. 1 2 "2008 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on December 1, 2025. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  26. ↑ "2010 Aurora Awards". sfadb. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  27. ↑ "2012 Aurora Award Nominees". Locus. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2026. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  28. ↑ "2014 Aurora Awards Winners". Locus. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  29. ↑ "2015 Aurora Awards Winners". Locus. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 11, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  30. ↑ Carter, Sue (November 30, 2015). "Sci-fi and fantasy favourites celebrated at the annual Aurora Awards". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  31. ↑ "2018 Aurora Awards Winners". Locus. October 8, 2018. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  32. ↑ locusmag (October 20, 2019). "2019 Aurora Awards Winners". Locus. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  33. ↑ "2020 Aurora Awards Winners". Locus. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  34. ↑ "2022 Aurora Awards Winners". Locus. August 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  35. ↑ Strangman, Alice (August 10, 2026). "2026 Aurora Awards Winners". Locus. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  36. ↑ Drudi, Cassandra (April 22, 2026). "Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Guy Gavriel Kay among Aurora Awards finalists". Quill and Quire. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  37. ↑ Cushman, Carolyn (November 20, 2015). "Carolyn Cushman reviews Julie E. Czerneda, Tanya Huff, Yanni Kuznia". Locus. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  38. ↑ Cushman, Carolyn (December 31, 2017). "Carolyn Cushman Reviews To Guard Against the Dark by Julie E. Czerneda". Locus. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  39. ↑ Search Image 2018, pre-title page.
  40. ↑ Search Image 2018, Chapter 3. Chow Morning.
  41. ↑ Cushman, Carolyn (February 4, 2019). "Carolyn Cushman Reviews The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman and Search Image by Julie E. Czerneda". Locus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2026. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Installment 2 from A Play of Shadow by Julie E. Czerneda, coming from DAW Books Nov 4, 2014". Julie Cznerda. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  43. ↑ Wiersema, Robert (August 29, 2005). "Fantastic Companions". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
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