Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer—called "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by The Ottawa Citizen and "just about the best science–fiction writer out there these days" by The Denver Rocky Mountain News—won the 2003 Best Novel Hugo Award—the top international honor in science–fiction writing. He's also won the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Nebula Award—the "Academy Award" of the SF field; indeed, he's the only writer in history to win the top SF awards in the United States, Japan, France, and Spain. In addition, he's won an Arthur Ellis Award from the Crime Writers of Canada as well as eigh Auroras (Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards).