Darwin's Bastards
Short stories, canadian, Science fiction, Canadian Science fiction, Canadian Short stories, Canadian fiction
Yann Martel, Zsuzsi Gartner, William Gibson, Douglas Coupland, Adam Lewis Schroeder, Lee Henderson, Stephen Marche, Timothy Taylor, Mark Anthony Jarman, Jessica Grant, Elyse Friedman, Annabel Lyon, Anosh Irani, Buffy Cram, Paul Carlucci, Sheila Heti, Heather O'Neill, Oliver Kellhammer, Laura Trunkey, David Whitton, Pasha Malla, Neil Smith, Jay Brown, Matthew J. Trafford
William Ford Gibson is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in his short story "Burning Chrome" and later popularized the concept in his debut novel, *Neuromancer* (1984). In envisaging cyberspace, Gibson created an iconography for the information age before the ubiquity of the Internet in the 1990s. He is also credited with predicting the rise of reality television and with establishing the conceptual foundations for the rapid growth of virtual environments such as video games and the Web. ([Source][1])

Photo by [FredArmitage][2]


  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson
  [2]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredarmitage/1057613629/ || Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller *Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture*, popularized terms such as McJob and Generation X. He has published thirteen novels, a collection of short stories, seven non-fiction books, and a number of dramatic works and screenplays for film and television. A specific feature of Coupland's novels is their synthesis of postmodern religion, Web 2.0 technology, human sexuality, and pop culture.

Coupland currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his partner David Weir. He published his twelfth novel *Generation A* in 2009. He is presently working on a biography of Marshall McLuhan for Penguin's "Extraordinary Canadians" book series, an updated release of *City of Glass*, and a new television series, Extinction Event. He will also be the presenter of the 2011 Massey Lectures. ([Source][1])

Thanks to [Jason Michael][2] for the lovely polaroid portrait! 


  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Coupland
  [2]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonmichael/155772631/in/pool-openlibrary