The 2012 Sunburst Award winners have been announced. The Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is a juried award given to a Canadian writer for a book length work of SF. The prize comes with a hand-crafted medallion and Can$1,000.
Jo Walton and Lesley Livingstone have received the first Copper Cylinder Awards from the Sunburst Award Society. The Copper Cylinder Award is a member’s choice award selected by members of the Sunburst Award Society for books published during the previous year. The title comes from the first Canadian speculative fiction story, “A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder,” by James De Mille and the prize includes a trophy shaped like a copper cylinder.
The finalists for the tenty annual Sunburst Award have been announced. The Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is presented by a jury and includes a cash prize of Can$1,000, and a medallion creted by Marcel Gagné. Awards are given in two categories, adult and young adult.
Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
The nominees for the Sunburst Award, given annually to the best Canadian science novel, have been announced. The winners will be announced in September. The Sunburst Award includes a prize of Can$1000 and a hand-crafted medallion.
Adult Novel:
Young Adult Novel