Aurora Nominations
The English language nominations for the Prix Aurora have been announced by the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association. Voting for the awards will begin on April 16.
Professional Award Nominations
Best Novel – English
- Enter Night, by Michael Rowe
- Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism, by David Nickle
- Napier’s Bones, by Derryl Murphy
- The Pattern Scars, by Caitlin Sweet
- Technicolor Ultra Mall, by Ryan Oakley
- WWW: Wonder, by Robert J. Sawyer
Best Short Fiction – English
- “The Legend of Gluck,” by Marie Bilodeau
- “The Needle’s Eye,” by Suzanne Church
- “One Horrible Day,” by Randy McCharles
- “Turning It Off,” by Susan Forest
- “To Live and Die in Gibbontown,” by Derek Künsken
Best Poem / Song – English
- “A Good Catch,” by Colleen Anderson
- “Ode to the Mongolian Death Worm,” by Sandra Kasturi
- “Skeleton Leaves,” by Helen Marshall
- “Skeleton Woman,” by Heather Dale and Ben Deschamps
- “Zombie Bees of Winnipeg,” by Carolyn Clink
Best Graphic Novel – English
- Goblins, webcomic, created by Tarol Hunt
- Imagination Manifesto, Book 2, by GMB Chomichuk, James Rewucki, and John Toone
- Weregeek, webcomic, created by Alina Pete
Best Related Work – English
- Fairytale, CD by Heather Dale
- The First Circle: Volume One of the Tenth Circle Project, edited by Eileen Bell and Ryan McFadden
- Neo-Opsis, edited by Karl Johanson
- On Spec, published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society
- Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales, edited by Julie Czerneda and Susan MacGregor
Best Artist (Professional and Amateur Nominations)
- Janice Blaine, “Cat in Space,” Cover art for Neo-Opsis, Issue 20
- Costi Gurgu, cover art for Outer Diverse
- Erik Mohr, cover art for ChiZine Publications
- Dan O’Driscoll, “Deep Blue Seven,” cover art for On Spec magazine, Summer issue
- Martin Springett, Interior art for The Pattern Scars
Fan/Volunteer Award Nominations
Best Fan Publication
- BCSFAzine,edited by Felicity Walker
- Bourbon and Eggnog, by Eileen Bell, Ryan McFadden, Billie Milholland, and Randy McCharles
- In Places Between: The Robin Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest Book, edited by Reneé Bennett
- Sol Rising newsmagazine, edited by Michael Matheson
- Space Cadet, edited by R. Graeme Cameron
Best Fan Filk
- Stone Dragons (Tom and Sue Jeffers), concert at FilKONtario
- Phil Mills, Body of Song-Writing Work including FAWM and 50/90
- Cindy Turner, Interfilk concert at OVFF
Best Fan Organizationa
- Andrew Gurudata, chair of the Constellation Awards committee
- Peter Halasz, administrator of the Sunburst Awards
- Helen Marshall and Sandra Kasturi, chairs of the Chiaroscuro Reading Series (Toronto)
- Randy McCharles, founder and chair of When Words Collide (Calgary)
- Alex von Thorn, chair of SFContario 2 (Toronto)
- Rose Wilson, for organizing the Art Show at V-Con (Vancouver)
Best Fan Other
- Lloyd Penney, letters of comment
- Peter Watts, “Reality: The Ultimate Mythology” lecture, Toronto SpecFic Colloquium
- Taral Wayne, Canadian Fanzine Fanac Awards art