Aurora Award 1119678 217283669 2008-06-05T11:19:08Z Cybernetic nomad 3082490 /* 2008 */ 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] [[Category:Canadian science fiction awards]] [[fr:Prix Aurora]]