Literary Awards and the Spurned Writer
Writers love literary awards when they win them, and they hate them when they don’t.

Nathan Hellner-Mestelman sits down with CBC's Bob MacDonald at Bolen Books to talk about Cosmic Wonder and the universe. Watch here.
Cosmic Wonder: Our Place in the Epic Story of the Universe
Nathan Hellner-Mestelman
May 2024
$24.95 | ISBN: 9781773901596
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Nathan Hellner-Mestelman is an avid writer and science communicator, aged 16. A contributor to Sky's Up and the former SkyNews magazine, he is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and does outreach at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. His work has been featured in the Lonely Planet Anthology, Physics World Magazine, and Math Horizons, and his recent award-winning film, Universe Versus You, has been screened at film festivals internationally. He lives in Victoria, B.C
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Writers love literary awards when they win them, and they hate them when they don’t.

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