Aurora Ballot-English Released
The 2013 Aurora award ballot for work done in 2012 by Canadians has been announced. Any member of CSFFA can vote for the awards between May 6 and Sept. 13. The awards will be presented at Can-Con the weekend of Oct 4 – 6.
Best Novel – English
- Destiny’s Fall, by Marie Bilodeau
- Food for the Gods, by Karen Dudley
- Healer’s Sword: Part 7 of the Okal Rel Saga, by Lynda Williams
- The Silvered, by Tanya Huff
- Thunder Road, by Chadwick Ginther
- Triggers, by Robert J. Sawyer
Best YA Novel – English
- Above, by Leah Bobet
- The Calling, by Kelley Armstrong
- Dissolve, by Neil Godbout
- Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero, by Michell Plested
- Pirate Cinema, by Cory Doctorow
- Under My Skin: Wildlings Series, by Charles de Lint,
Best Short Fiction – English
- “Delta Pi,” by Matt Moore
- “Happily Ever After,” by Marie Bilodeau,
- “Knights Exemplar,” by Al Onia
- “Synch Me, Kiss Me, Drop,” by Suzanne Church
- “The Walker of the Shifting Borderland,” by Douglas Smith
Best Poem/Song – English
- “A sea monster tells his story,” by David Clink
- “The Ghosts of Birds,” by Helen Marshall
- “Hold Fast,” by Leah Bobet
- “Roc,” by Sandra Kasturi
- “Zombie Descartes Writes a Personal Ad,” by Carolyn Clink
Best Graphic Novel – English
- Goblins, by Tarol Hunt
- Looking for Group, by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza
- Raygun Gothic, by GMB Chomichuk
- Weregeek, by Alina Pete
- West of Bathurst, by Kari Maaren
Best Related Work – English
- Shanghai Steam, edited by Ace Jordyn, Calvin D. Jim, and Renée
Bennett - Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing, edited by Sandra Kasturi and Halli Villegas
- Hair Side, Flesh Side, by Helen Marshall
- Blood and Water, edited by Hayden Trenholm
- On Spec, published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society
Best Artist
- Richard Bartrop, illustrations for fiction on Reality Skimming blog
- GMB Chomichuk, Raygun Gothic
- Costi Gurgu, cover art for Inner Diverse
- Michelle Milburn, cover art for Gathering Storm and Healer’s Sword
- Erik Mohr, cover art for ChiZine Publications
Best Fan Publication
- BCSFAzine, edited by Felicity Walker
- Broken Toys, edited by Taral Wayne
- In Places Between: The Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest, edited by Renée Bennett
- Reality Skimming blog, content coordinator Michelle Carraway
- Space Cadet, edited by R. Graeme Cameron
- Speculating Canada blog, edited by Derek Newman-Stille
Best Fan Filk
- Morva Bowman and Alan Pollard, Concert at FilKONtario 22
- Debs & Errol(Deborah Linden and Errol Elumir), Songs in the Key of Geek CD
- Brooke Lunderville, International Guest of Honour Concert at Consonance
- Kari Maaren, Body of Work
- Peggi Warner-Lalonde, Concert at NEFilk 22 ConCertino 2012
Best Fan Organizational
- Andrew Gurudata, Organizing the Constellation Awards, Toronto
- Evelyn Baker, Amy De Ruyte, and Peter Halasz, Executive Committee of WFC Toronto, 2012
- Sandra Kasturi, Helen Marshall, and, James Bambury, Co-Chairs, Chiaroscuro Reading Series, Toronto
- Sandra Kasturi and Laura Marshall. Co-Chairs, Toronto SpecFic Colloquium: Beyond the Human
- Randy McCharles, Chair and Programming, When Words Collide, Calgary
Best Fan Related Work
- Ron Friedman, conception and delivery of the Aurora Awards voter package
- Helen Marshall, “The Book is Dead; Long Live the Book!”: Some Thoughts on the Coming of eBooks, lecture at Toronto SpecFic Colloquium
- Michael Matheson, compilation and maintenance of the Can Spec Fic List
- Lloyd Penney, for fanwriting and letter and article writing for fanzines and e-fanzines
- Peter Watts, “Hive Minds, Mind Hives” lecture at Toronto SpecFic Colloquium