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"Bears Discover Fire" is a science fiction short story by American science fiction author Terry Bisson.[1] It concerns aging and evolution in the US South, the dream of wilderness, and community. The premise is that bears have discovered fire, and are having campfires on highway medians.
| "Bears Discover Fire" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Terry Bisson | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Publication date | August 1990 |
It was originally published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine in August 1990.
Reception
edit"Bears Discover Fire" won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story and the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. It was the inspiration for Michael Bishop's 2005 story "Bears Discover Smut".[2]
In popular culture
edit"Bears Discover Fire" has been adapted into a Columbia University MFA thesis film directed by Ben Leonberg and produced by Scott Riehs.
Awards
edit- 1991 Hugo Award for Best Short Story
- 1990 Nebula Award for Best Short Story
- 1991 Asimov's Reader's Award
- 1991 The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
- 1991 Locus Award for Best Short Story
- 1991 SF Chronicle Award
References
edit- ^ LOCUS Index to SF Awards Archived February 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bears Discover Smut, by Michael Bishop, at SciFi.com, via archive.org; retrieved February 6, 2017
External links
edit- Full text at Lightspeed Magazine
- Bears Discover Fire title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Movie short: http://www.bearsdiscoverfire.com/
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