Collections

  • 2022 Imaginings A 25th Anniversary Collection, by Julie E. Czerneda

Fiction Anthologies by First Publication

  • 2003 Space Inc., edited by Julie E. Czerneda, DAW Books NY
  • 2004 ReVisions, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel, DAW Books NY
  • 2007 Under Cover of Darkness, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Jana Paniccia, DAW Books NY
  • 2008 Misspelled, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, DAW Books NY
  • 2009 Ages of Wonder, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Rob St. Martin, DAW Books NY
  • 2011 Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Susan MacGregor, Edge, Calgary
  • 2017 Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Selected by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, PYR Amherst NY
  • 2018 The Clan Chronicles: Tales from Plexis, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, DAW Books NY

Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Classroom Anthologies

These are terrific stories and I’m incredibly proud of them. The anthologies continue to be used in schools from elementary to first year college but I’ve no hesitation recommending them to any reader. Where did they come from? In the 1990s, I started using science fiction as a tool in my workshops on scientific literacy for students and teachers and saw a need for curriculum-linked, reader-friendly stories. Trudy Rising, co-founder of the esteemed Trifolium Books, offered to publish what I had in mind. I started with No Limits and the companion anthology, Packing Fraction, both illustrated by Larry Stewart whose art won the Aurora Award. Robert J. Sawyer’s story in this anthology won the Aurora for best short fiction the same year.

The Wonder Zone was born, designed for grades 4-8. These books feature cover and interior art by Jean-Pierre Normand. In 2003, Tales from the Wonder Zone was honoured with the Golden Duck Special Award for Best Science and Technology Education given to me by Hal Clement himself at the 2003 Worldcon in Toronto. In 2007, Polaris became the first science fiction title to win the Science Writers of Canada Associations’s Award for Science & Society (Youth) in 2007.

Teachers asked for themed fantasy short stories, to use in language arts. Three Realms of Wonder anthologies followed, with covers for the first and third by Kenn Brown and Chris Wren, and the second by Heather Bruton.

  • 1999 Packing Fraction & Other Tales of Science and Imagination, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Trifolium Books, Toronto
  • 1999 No Limits: Developing Scientific Literacy Using Science Fiction, with annotated stories from Packing Fraction, by Julie E. Czerneda, Trifolium Books, Toronto
  • 2002 Stardust, Tales from the Wonder Zone, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Trifolium Books, Toronto, with an introduction by Gregory Benford
  • 2002 Explorer, Tales from the Wonder Zone, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Trifolium Books, Toronto, with an introduction by C. J. Cherryh
  • 2002 Orbiter, Tales from the Wonder Zone, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Trifolium Books, Toronto, with an introduction by David Brin
  • 2004 Odyssey, Tales from the Wonder Zone, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Trifolium Books, Toronto, with an introduction by Greg Bear
  • 2007 Polaris – A Celebration of Polar Science, Tales from the Wonder Zone, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto, with an introduction by International Polar Year Youth Steering Committee members, Amber Church and Tyler Kuhn
  • 2004 Summoned to Destiny, Realms of Wonder, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto, with an introduction by Tanya Huff
  • 2005 Fantastic Companions, Realms of Wonder, edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto, with an introduction by Kristen Britain
  • 2006 Mythspring, Realms of Wonder, edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Geniveve Kierans, Red Deer Press (Fitzhenry & Whiteside), Toronto

New Writer?

Here’s my thing. I buy at least one story by a previously unpublished author for all of my anthologies—often more than one. My chance to give something back to our community—and how I find fabulous new writers and stories. I encourage you to contact me and ask to be on my invitation list. When I do my next anthology, I’ll send you the information on its theme and submission details. The rest, as they say, is up to you. Good luck!