Aurora Award
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The '''Prix Aurora Awards''' are given out annually for the best [[Canadian literature|Canadian]] [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] literary works, Art Works and Awards for Fan Activities from that year, and are awarded in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]]. The event is organized by [[Canvention]] and the awards are given out by the [[Canadian SF and Fantasy Association]], which began in [[1980]].
===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
==Award recipients==
===1-category awards (1980-1985)===
====1980====
* [[A.E. Van Vogt]], for lifetime contributions
====1981====
* [[Susan Wood (science fiction)|Susan Wood]], for lifetime contributions
====1982====
* [[Phyllis Gotlieb]], for lifetime achievement and ''Judgement of Dragons''
====1983====
* [[Judith Merril]], for lifetime contributions
====1985====
* ''Songs from the Drowned Land'', by [[Eileen Kernaghan]]
===3-category awards (1986-1988)===
====1986====
* '''English category:''' [[Judith Merril]], for lifetime contributions
* '''French category:''' «''Yadjine et la mort''», by [[Daniel Sernine]]
* '''Fan category:''' [[Garth Spencer]], for editing of [[Maple Leaf Rag (magazine)|The Maple Leaf Rag]]
====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 (magazine)|Solaris]]
====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 [[Maple Leaf Rag (magazine)|MLR]]
===9-category awards (1989-1990)===
====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 (magazine)|Solaris]]
* '''Fanzine:''' [[Michael Skeet]], for editing of [[Maple Leaf Rag (magazine)|MLR]]
* '''Fan (Organizational):''' [[Paul Valcour]], for Pinekone I
* '''Fan (Other)''' ''NCF Guide to Canadian SF & Fandom, 3rd edition'', edited & published by [[Robert Runté]]
====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 (magazine)|Solaris]]
* '''Fanzine:''' [[Michael Skeet]], for editing of [[Maple Leaf Rag (magazine)|MLR]]
* '''Fan (Organizational):''' The Alberta Speculative Fiction Association (TASFA)
* '''Fan (Other)''' [[Robert Runté]], for promotion of Canadian science-fiction writing
===10-category awards (1991-present)===
====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 (magazine)|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]]
====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 (magazine)|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]]
====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 (magazine)|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]]
====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 [[J]]
* '''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]]
====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 (magazine)|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]]
====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 (magazine)|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]]
====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 (magazine)|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]]
====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 (magazine)|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]]
====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 (magazine)|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]]
====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 (author)|Francine Pelletier]]
* '''Meilleure nouvelle:''' «''Souvenirs du Saudade Express''», by [[Éric Gauthier]]
* '''Meilleur ouvrage (autre):''' [[Solaris (magazine)|Solaris]], [[Joël Champetier]], Les Compagnons à temps perdu
* '''Fanzine:''' [[Voyageur (magazine)|Voyageur]], edited by [[Karen Bennett]]
* '''Fan (Organizational):''' Bernard Reischl, (KAG/Kanada)
* '''Fan (Other)''' [[Don Bassie]], for the ''[http://www.geocities.com/canadian_sf/ Made in Canada]'' website
* '''Artistic Achievement:''' [[Larry Stewart]]
====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 (magazine)|Solaris]], [[Joël Champetier]], Les Compagnons à temps perdu
* '''Fanzine:''' [[Voyageur (magazine)|Voyageur]], edited by [[Karen Bennett]]
* '''Fan (Organizational):''' [[R. Graeme Cameron]], ([[British Columbia Science Fiction Association|BCSFA]] president & [[V-Con]] 25 chair)
* '''Fan (Other)''' [[Donna McMahon]], for book reviews
* '''Artistic Achievement:''' [[Jean-Pierre Normand]]
====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 (magazine)|Solaris]], [[Joël Champetier]], Les Compagnons à temps perdu
* '''Fanzine:''' [[Voyageur (magazine)|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]]
====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]]
====2004====
* '''Best Long Form:''' ''[[Blind Lake]]'', [[Robert Charles Wilson]] (Tor)
* '''Meilleur livre:''' ''Phaos'', [[Alain Bergeron]] (Alire)
* '''Best Short Form:''' "Scream Angel", [[Douglas Smith (author)|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 ([[61st World Science Fiction Convention|Torcon 3]] & TT17 masquerades)
* '''Fan (Other)''' [[Eric Layman]], fan writing/''écriture fanique''
====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 (fanzine)|Opuntia]]'', edited by [[Dale Speirs]]
* '''Fan (Organizational):''' [[Brian Upward]]
* '''Fan (Other)''' [[Karen Linsley]], for [[filk]]singing
* '''Artistic Achievement:''' [[Martin Springett]]
====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 [[filk music|filksinging]]
* '''Artistic Achievement:''' [[Lar deSouza]]
====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]]
====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:''' ''Cimetiére 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 Achievment:''' [[Lar deSouza]]
==External links==
* [http://www.prixaurorawards.ca Prix Aurora Awards/CSFFA website]
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