Ottawa writer's 'fairy-tale mashup' wins prestigious Hugo Award for science-fiction

Ottawa writer Amal El-Mohtar has returned home a conquering hero after winning a prestigious Hugo Award.
The 32-year-old author, who lives in Centretown’s Golden Triangle neighbourhood, said she was shocked to see more than a dozen friends and family members greet her with placards and balloons at the Ottawa airport Monday afternoon after her trip home from the Hugo ceremony in Finland.
The Hugo Awards, which were created in 1955, are one of the most distinguished awards for the genre