Aurora Award

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The Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works, Art Works and Awards for Fan Activities from that year, and are awarded in both English and French. The event is organized by Canvention and the awards are given out by the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association, which began in 1980.

[edit] Current award categories

Best Long-Form Work in English
Best Short-Form Work in English
Best Work in English (other)
Meilleur livre en français (Best Long-Form Work in French)
Meilleure nouvelle en français (Best Short-Form Work in French)
Meilleur ouvrage en français (autre) (Best Work in French (other))
Fan Achievement (Publication)
Fan Achievement (Organisational)
Fan Achievement (Other)
Artistic Achievement

[edit] Award recipients

[edit] 1-category awards (1980-1985)

[edit] 1980

A.E. Van Vogt, for lifetime contributions

[edit] 1981

Susan Wood, for lifetime contributions

[edit] 1982

Phyllis Gotlieb, for lifetime achievement and Judgement of Dragons

[edit] 1983

Judith Merril, for lifetime contributions

[edit] 1985

Songs from the Drowned Land, by Eileen Kernaghan

[edit] 3-category awards (1986-1988)

[edit] 1986

English category: Judith Merril, for lifetime contributions
French category: «Yadjine et la mort», by Daniel Sernine
Fan category: Garth Spencer, for editing of The Maple Leaf Rag

[edit] 1987

English category: The Wandering Fire, by Guy Gavriel Kay
French category: «La Carte du Tendre», by Élisabeth Vonarburg
Fan category: Élisabeth Vonarburg, for contributions to Solaris

[edit] 1988

English category: Jack the Giant Killer, by Charles de Lint
French category: «Les crabes de Venus regardent vers le ciel», by Alain Bergeron
Fan category: Michael Skeet, for editing of MLR

[edit] 9-category awards (1989-1990)

[edit] 1989

Best Long Form: Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson
Best Short Form: "Sleeping in a Box", by Candas Jane Dorsey
Other, in English: Gerry Truscott, for editing of Porcépic/Tesseract Books
Meilleur livre: Temps mort, by Charles Montpetit
Meilleure nouvelle: «Survie sur Mars», by Joël Champetier
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Luc Pomerleau, for editing Solaris
Fanzine: Michael Skeet, for editing of MLR
Fan (Organizational): Paul Valcour, for Pinekone I
Fan (Other) NCF Guide to Canadian SF & Fandom, 3rd edition, edited & published by Robert Runté

[edit] 1990

Best Long Form: West of January, by Dave Duncan (writer)
Best Short Form: "Carpe Diem", by Eileen Kernaghan
Other, in English: On Spec, Copper Pig Writers' Society
Meilleur livre: L'Oiseau de feu (Tome I), by Jacques Brossard
Meilleure nouvelle: «Cogito», by Élisabeth Vonarburg
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Luc Pomerleau, for editing Solaris
Fanzine: Michael Skeet, for editing of MLR
Fan (Organizational): The Alberta Speculative Fiction Association (TASFA)
Fan (Other) Robert Runté, for promotion of Canadian science-fiction writing

[edit] 10-category awards (1991-present)

[edit] 1991

Best Long Form: Tigana, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Best Short Form: "Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large", by James Alan Gardner
Other, in English: On Spec, Copper Pig Writers' Society
Meilleur livre: Histoire de la Princesse et du Dragon, by Élisabeth Vonarburg
Meilleure nouvelle: «Ici, des tigres», by Élisabeth Vonarburg
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Neology, edited by Catherine Girczyc
Fan (Organizational): Dave Panchyk, President of SSFS & chair of Combine 0
Fan (Other) Al Betz, for the "Ask Mr. Science" column
Artistic Achievement: Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk

[edit] 1992

Best Long Form: Golden Fleece, by Robert J. Sawyer
Best Short Form: a tie between:
- "Breaking Ball", by Michael Skeet
- "A Niche", by Peter Watts
Other, in English: Prisoners of Gravity, TVOntario
Meilleur livre: Ailleurs et au Japon, by Élisabeth Vonarburg (recueil)
Meilleure nouvelle: «L'Enfant des mondes assoupis», by Yves Meynard
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: SOL Rising, edited by Larry Hancock
Fan (Organizational): John Mansfield, Winnipeg in '94 Worldcon Bid Committee Chairman
Fan (Other) David W. New, for editing Horizons SF
Artistic Achievement: Martin Springett

[edit] 1993

Best Long Form: Passion Play, by Sean Stewart
Best Short Form: "The Toy Mill", by David Nickle & Karl Schroeder
Other, in English: Tesseracts 4, by Lorna Toolis & Michael Skeet (anthology)
Meilleur livre: Chroniques du Pays des Mères, by Élisabeth Vonarburg
Meilleure nouvelle: «Base de négociation», by Jean Dion
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Under the Ozone Hole, edited by Karl Johanson & John Herbert
Fan (Organizational): Adam Charlesworth, Noncon 15
Fan (Other) Louise Hypher, for the SF2 show
Artistic Achievement: Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk

[edit] 1994

Best Long Form: Nobody's Son, by Sean Stewart
Best Short Form: "Just Like Old Times", by Robert J. Sawyer
Other, in English: Prisoners of Gravity, TVOntario
Meilleur livre: Chronoreg, by Daniel Sernine
Meilleure nouvelle: «La Merveilleuse machine de Johann Havel», by Yves Meynard
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Les 42,210 univers de la science-fiction, Guy Bouchard
Fanzine: Under the Ozone Hole, edited by Karl Johanson & John Herbert
Fan (Organizational): Lloyd Penney, Ad Astra
Fan (Other) Jean-Louis Trudel, for promotion of Canadian Sci-Fi writing
Artistic Achievement: Robert Pasternak

[edit] 1995

Best Long Form: Virtual Light, by William Gibson
Best Short Form: "The Fragrance of Orchids", by Sally McBride
Other, in English: On Spec, Copper Pig Writers' Society
Meilleur livre: La Mémoire du lac, by Joël Champetier
Meilleure nouvelle: a tie between:
- «L'Homme qui fouillait la lumière», by Alain Bergeron
- «L'Envoyé», by Yves Meynard
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Under the Ozone Hole, edited by Karl Johanson & John Herbert
Fan (Organizational): Cath Jackel, NonCon & On Spec
Fan (Other) Catherine Donahue Girczyc, for hosting the Ether Patrol radio show
Artistic Achievement: Tim Hammell

[edit] 1996

Best Long Form: The Terminal Experiment, by Robert J. Sawyer
Best Short Form: "The Perseids", by Robert Charles Wilson
Other, in English: ReBoot, BLT Productions
Meilleur livre: Les Voyageurs malgré eux, by Élisabeth Vonarburg
Meilleure nouvelle: «Équinoxe», by Yves Meynard
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Under the Ozone Hole, edited by Karl Johanson & John Herbert
Fan (Organizational): Jean-Louis Trudel, SFSF Boréal et Prix Boréal
Fan (Other) Larry Stewart, entertainer
Artistic Achievement: Jean-Pierre Normand

[edit] 1997

Best Long Form: Starplex, by Robert J. Sawyer
Best Short Form: "Peking Man", by Robert J. Sawyer
Other, in English: On Spec, Copper Pig Writers' Society
Meilleur livre: La Rose du désert, by Yves Meynard (recueil)
Meilleure nouvelle: «Lamente-toi, Sagesse!», by Jean-Louis Trudel
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Sol Rising, edited by Theresa Wojtasiewicz
Fan (Organizational): Yvonne Penney, SF Saturday
Fan (Other) Lloyd Penney, for fan writing
Artistic Achievement: Jean-Pierre Normand

[edit] 1998

Best Long Form: Black Wine, by Candas Jane Dorsey
Best Short Form: "Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Blood Stream", by James Alan Gardner
Other, in English: Northern Frights 4, edited by Don Hutchison (anthology)
Meilleur livre: L'Odyssée du Pénélope, by Jean-Pierre Guillet
Meilleure nouvelle: «Une lettre de ma mère», by Yves Meynard
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Hugues Morin, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Warp Factor, edited by Chris Chartier
Fan (Organizational): Peter Halasz, The National SF & Fantasy Society / La Societé Nationale de la S-F et du Fantastique
Fan (Other) Larry Stewart, for entertainment
Artistic Achievement: Jean-Pierre Normand

[edit] 1999

Best Long Form: Darwinia, by Robert Charles Wilson
Best Short Form: "Hockey's Night in Canada", by Edo van Belkom
Other, in English: Arrowdreams, edited by Mark Shainblum & John Dupuis (anthology)
Meilleur livre: Corps-machines et rêves d'anges, by Alain Bergeron
Meilleure nouvelle: «La Demoiselle sous la lune», by Guy Sirois
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): a tie between:
- Jean-Louis Trudel, critiques
- «L'entreprise de Frankenstein», by John Dupuis
Fanzine: Warp, edited by Lynda Pelley
Fan (Organizational): Ann Methe, Con*Cept 98
Fan (Other) Janet L. Hetherington, for co-curating a 60 Years of Superman exhibit
Artistic Achievement: Jean-Pierre Normand

[edit] 2000

Best Long Form: Flashforward, by Robert J. Sawyer
Best Short Form: "Stream of Consciousness", by Robert J. Sawyer
Other, in English: Northern Frights 5, edited by Don Hutchison (anthology)
Meilleur livre: Samiva de Frée, by Francine Pelletier
Meilleure nouvelle: «Souvenirs du Saudade Express», by Éric Gauthier
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Joël Champetier, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Voyageur, edited by Karen Bennett
Fan (Organizational): Bernard Reischl, (KAG/Kanada)
Fan (Other) Don Bassie, for the Made in Canada website
Artistic Achievement: Larry Stewart

[edit] 2001

Best Long Form: The Snow Queen, by Eileen Kernaghan
Best Short Form: "Surrendering the Blade", by Marcie Tentchoff (a poem; only time a work other than short fiction has won in this category)
Other, in English: Science Fiction: The Play, by David Widdicombe (play)
Meilleur livre: Demain, les étoiles, by Jean-Louis Trudel
Meilleure nouvelle: «La Danse des esprits», by Douglas Smith and translated by Benoît Domis (only time a story not originally written in French has won in this category)
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Joël Champetier, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Voyageur, edited by Karen Bennett
Fan (Organizational): R. Graeme Cameron, (BCSFA president & V-Con 25 chair)
Fan (Other) Donna McMahon, for book reviews
Artistic Achievement: Jean-Pierre Normand

[edit] 2002

Best Long Form: In the Company of Others, by Julie E. Czerneda
Best Short Form: "Left Foot on a Blind Man", by Julie E. Czerneda
Other, in English: "Underwater Nightmare", by Isaac Szpindel (TV screenplay)
Meilleur livre: Les Transfigurés du Centaure, by Jean-Louis Trudel
Meilleure nouvelle: «Souvenirs de lumière», by Daniel Sernine
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Joël Champetier, Les Compagnons à temps perdu
Fanzine: Voyageur, edited by Karen Bennett and Sharon Lowachee
Fan (Organizational): Peter Johnson (USS Hudson Bay / IDIC)
Fan (Other) Alex von Thorn, for fan writing
Artistic Achievement: James Beveridge

[edit] 2003

Best Long Form: Permanence, by Karl Schroeder
Best Short Form: "Ineluctable", by Robert J. Sawyer
Other, in English: Be VERY Afraid!, edited by Edo van Belkom
Meilleur livre: Le Revenant de Fomalhaut, by Jean-Louis Trudel
Meilleure nouvelle: «La Guerre sans temps», by Sylvie Bérard
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): due to lack of nomination, no award was given out
Fanzine: Made in Canada Newsletter, edited by Don Bassie
Fan (Organizational): Georgina Miles (Toronto Trek 16)
Fan (Other) Jason Taniguchi, for SF parodies
Artistic Achievement: Mel Vavaroutsos

[edit] 2004

Best Long Form: Blind Lake, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)
Meilleur livre: Phaos, Alain Bergeron (Alire)
Best Short Form: "Scream Angel", Douglas Smith (Low Port, Meisha Merlin)
Meilleure nouvelle: «La Course de Kathryn», Élisabeth Vonarburg (Le Jeu des coquilles de Nautilus, Alire)
Other, in English: Julie E. Czerneda, editing Space, Inc.
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, Joël Champetier, réd. (Les Publications bénévoles des littératures de l'imaginaire du Québec)
Artistic Achievement: Jean-Pierre Normand
Fan (Fanzine): Made in Canada Newsletter, Don Bassie, ed. [webzine]
Fan (Organizational): Martin Miller (Torcon 3 & TT17 masquerades)
Fan (Other) Eric Layman, fan writing/écriture fanique

[edit] 2005

Best Long Form: Wolf Pack, by Edo van Belkom
Best Short Form: "When the Morning Stars Sang Together", by Isaac Szpindel
Other, in English: Relativity, by Robert J. Sawyer
Meilleur livre: Les Mémoires de l'Arc, by Michèle Laframboise
Meilleure nouvelle: «Ceux qui ne comptent pas», by Michèle Laframboise
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): due to lack of nomination, no award was given out
Fanzine: Opuntia, edited by Dale Speirs
Fan (Organizational): Brian Upward
Fan (Other) Karen Linsley, for filksinging
Artistic Achievement: Martin Springett

[edit] 2006

Best Long Form: Cagebird, by Karin Lowachee
Best Short Form: "Transubstantiation", by Derwin Mak
Other, in English: Tesseracts Nine: New Canadian Speculative Fiction, Nalo Hopkinson and Geoff Ryman, editors
Meilleur livre: Alégracia et le Serpent d'Argent, by Dominic Bellavance
Meilleure nouvelle: «Montréal: trois uchronies», by Alain Ducharme
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): Solaris, by Joël Champetier
Fanzine: The Royal Swiss Navy Gazette, edited by Garth Spencer
Fan (Organizational): Barbara Schofield
Fan (Other) Urban Tapestry, for filksinging
Artistic Achievement: Lar deSouza

[edit] 2007

Best Long Form: Children of Chaos, by Dave Duncan
Best Short Form: "Biding Time", by Robert J. Sawyer
Other, in English: Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Karl Johanson, editor
Meilleur livre: Reine de Mémoire 4. La Princesse de Vengeance, by Elisabeth Vonarburg
Meilleure nouvelle: «Le regard du trilobite», by Mario Tessier
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): «Aux origines des petits hommes verts», by Jean-Louis Trudel
Fanzine: Brins d'Éternité, edited by Guillaume Voisine
Fan (Organizational): Cathy Palmer-Lister (Con*Cept)
Fan (Other) Éric Gauthier, Christian Sauvé, Laurine Spehner, for Fractale-Framboise (blog)
Artistic Achievement: Martin Springett

[edit] 2008

Best Long Form: The New Moon's Arms, by Nalo Hopkinson
Best Short Form: "Like Water in the Desert", by Hayden Trenholm
Other, in English: Under Cover of Darkness, Julie E. Czerneda and Jana Paniccia, editors
Meilleur livre: Cimetière du musée, by Diane Boudreau
Meilleure nouvelle: «Sur la plage des épaves», by Laurent MacAllister
Meilleur ouvrage (autre): no nomination
Fanzine: No Award
Fan (Organizational): Penny Lipman (masquerades)
Fan (Other) Paul Bobbit for The Voyageur (editor)
Artistic Achievement: Lar deSouza

[edit] External links

Prix Aurora Awards/CSFFA website