Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow is a Canadian-British author, blogger, and digital rights activist known for his techno-political science fiction and his prolific advocacy for internet freedom, open-access publishing, and anti-monopoly politics. He was a Locus Award finalist for Attack Surface (2021). Born in Toronto in 1971, Doctorow co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation Canada and has been a leading voice in debates about copyright, surveillance, and digital rights. His Little Brother series—beginning with Little Brother (2008)—is celebrated for making digital security and civil liberties accessible to young readers. He has won multiple Hugo, Locus, and other SF awards. His non-fiction books The Internet Con and The Shakedown examine monopoly capitalism in the tech industry. Doctorow lives in Los Angeles.