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ot too long ago, female sci-fi writers were hard to come by, but this former North Vancouver author is showing women have what it takes. Growing up watching Star Trek marathons and working with computers, Andrea Stewart gained an appreciation for fantasy and science fiction books at a young age. Now she is a winner of The Writers of the Future contest for a short story she submitted. “I like to explore real-world issues while drawing on fantastical aspects,” said Stewart, who grew up in North Van and now lives in Sacramento, California. Although the 30-yearold author isn’t allowed to reveal what the short story is about until after the mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com awards are presented, a full-length book she wrote could give some clues. “It’s a dark epic fantasy like the Game of Thrones,” she tells The Outlook. “It’s about a young woman who has to balance her addiction with blood magic with the country she loves.” Women dominated the 11 winners of the writing contest this year, she added, showing they are stepping into the once male-dominated genre. “It’s been a long and arduous road for me,”
she writes on her blog, andreagstewart.com. “A lot of late nights meeting self-imposed deadlines, of toting the laptop or notebook places so I could squeeze in some writing time. “… I am so glad it’s going to see print, that it will be on book shelves, that it will be read.” While not writing, Stewart works as a contract analyst and paints on the side. She lives with her husband and a “veritable menagerie” of animals on her suburban microfarm.
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